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It happened to me... I had to give them a phone number (any, apparently) to get access back to it. I also had the correct password, and even the previous passw
by Vladimof 4y ago
It happened to me... I had to give them a phone number (any, apparently) to get access back to it. I also had the correct password, and even the previous password but I didn't enable 2FA.
Sometimes it is also possible to unlock the account using another device that previously accessed it.
This is ridiculous... I now forward all my emails to another account just in case it happens again.
- survirtual 4y agoBack when I used this account, I didn’t have a smartphone. I had a razor flip phone. The device used to login was an old laptop that I destroyed years ago. I just do not understand how the designers of this process thought it okay to lock people out in the name of security. Give people tools to be secure and guide them towards appropriate process, but don’t modify contracts and established mechanisms in the name of security. If someone gets their data compromised as a result of their own negligence, let them. I did not ask nor want 2fa for this account. If I did I would have added it. What I was forced to add was a “recovery email” to be used in the event that I forgot my password.
- Vladimof 4y agoI'm thinking the exact same way... they just want to tie your account to your real identity more accurately... I think "security" is a pretext even if it might be adding security.