> I keep seeing threads on HN about people getting locked out of their Google accounts for automated errors like the .DS_Store issue, uploading blank text files

> I keep seeing threads on HN about people getting locked out of their Google accounts for automated errors like the .DS_Store issue, uploading blank text files, Note that you've misinterpreted those threads. As far as I can tell, those were not reports of anyone being locked out of the account. They were just notified that the sharing of those files over Google Drive had been disabled.