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I don't agree with this. I have many accounts for different domains and use cases. Some of them are used less frequently so I'd like to remove them from the lon

by ent101 5y ago

I don't agree with this. I have many accounts for different domains and use cases. Some of them are used less frequently so I'd like to remove them from the long list of user accounts and log in whenever I need to (once every few weeks).

3np 5y ago
Right, but don't come crying on HN when you are locked out of all of them because a single one of them got flagged for some arbitrary reason... You can agree or not, but Google effectively starts treating them as a intrinsically linked accounts once you sign them into the same session (as you are now noticing). The solution is to keep them in separate sessions, using either profiles, multi-account-containers, or whatever else you prefer. Alternatively, if you have a handful which are more of occasional transient sessions, you could start the habit of using those from private(firefox)/incognito(chromium) windows, though that sounds like it could be more hassle if you have many of them.
- ent101 5y ago
  "but don't come crying on HN when you are locked out of all of them because" I don't think the user is at fault here, Google needs to improve its auth/session management.
  - 3np 5y ago
    Google doesn't "need" to change anything. They have a particular model and you can choose to either: * adopt/accept it * use available tools (which have been proposed here) to do things differently in a way you prefer * look for alternatives There are times when feedback can help things improve but in this scenario you're asking for a fundamental shift that is just not aligned with their model. Along the lines of "I don't want to see ads on top of Google Search results but I also don't want to use adblocker technology; Google needs to improve the way they present search results".
    - MarcellusDrum 5y ago
      I hope you realize you are being unnecessarily hostile with your answers. OP and the commentor you are replying to are asking legitimate questions, and giving solid criticism for a popular service most of us has no choice but to use. Being all like "Fuck you, don't use it then" adds nothing to the conversation.
      - 3np 5y ago
        I get what you mean with my second one - but the first one was meant at honest advise and a rule of thumb. Text can make words appear harsher than they're meant at times. And well, OP posted it as an "Ask HN" but their followup replies make it quite clear that they're not about genuinely understanding or finding a way to make it work but about venting, which is not what "Ask HN" is for. > Being all like "Fuck you, don't use it then" adds nothing to the conversation. This is really not what I'm saying. Note there are three points up there, not two.

by ent101 5y ago

3np 5y ago

Right, but don't come crying on HN when you are locked out of all of them because a single one of them got flagged for some arbitrary reason... You can agree or not, but Google effectively starts treating them as a intrinsically linked accounts once you sign them into the same session (as you are now noticing). The solution is to keep them in separate sessions, using either profiles, multi-account-containers, or whatever else you prefer. Alternatively, if you have a handful which are more of occasional transient sessions, you could start the habit of using those from private(firefox)/incognito(chromium) windows, though that sounds like it could be more hassle if you have many of them.

ent101 5y ago
"but don't come crying on HN when you are locked out of all of them because" I don't think the user is at fault here, Google needs to improve its auth/session management.
- 3np 5y ago
  Google doesn't "need" to change anything. They have a particular model and you can choose to either: * adopt/accept it * use available tools (which have been proposed here) to do things differently in a way you prefer * look for alternatives There are times when feedback can help things improve but in this scenario you're asking for a fundamental shift that is just not aligned with their model. Along the lines of "I don't want to see ads on top of Google Search results but I also don't want to use adblocker technology; Google needs to improve the way they present search results".
  - MarcellusDrum 5y ago
    I hope you realize you are being unnecessarily hostile with your answers. OP and the commentor you are replying to are asking legitimate questions, and giving solid criticism for a popular service most of us has no choice but to use. Being all like "Fuck you, don't use it then" adds nothing to the conversation.
    - 3np 5y ago
      I get what you mean with my second one - but the first one was meant at honest advise and a rule of thumb. Text can make words appear harsher than they're meant at times. And well, OP posted it as an "Ask HN" but their followup replies make it quite clear that they're not about genuinely understanding or finding a way to make it work but about venting, which is not what "Ask HN" is for. > Being all like "Fuck you, don't use it then" adds nothing to the conversation. This is really not what I'm saying. Note there are three points up there, not two.