> If the person lost their actual keys and wallet, they've got bigger problems Do they? Typically for those sorts of things you have recovery options. Your lan

> If the person lost their actual keys and wallet, they've got bigger problems Do they? Typically for those sorts of things you have recovery options. Your landlord will be able to get you a new key, your bank can issue you a new card. Looking through my wallet, the only thing that would have a significant hurdle to replacing it is my Egyptian residence permit (I'd have to travel to Egypt to re-issue it). The only significant "loss" would be my current monthly public transport ticket, but if I can produce some kind of payment proof and am willing to argue with metro staff I might even be able to get that replaced. Point being, there is a lot of recourse for offline things, but if you get into this situation with a tech company - there is none. I have a lost 10+ year old Gmail account and I could not regain access to it through any means even while working as an SRE at Google.