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How long would this be open vs shutting it down using the email method?
by sb8244 3y ago
How long would this be open vs shutting it down using the email method?
- lxgr 3y agoDo you mean how long is account recovery by the SIM/number owner possible, or how long can the phone thief continue using the WhatsApp account if the owner doesn't recover?
- sb8244 3y agoMaybe I misunderstood the comment you and parent comment were making. I interpreted it as "they can recover it via SIM, so the lockout method isn't needed". My point to that is that it is true, but the lockout would prevent a thief from using it until the new SIM is received. Versus a thief having access until the new SIM is received. I use telegram instead of Whatsapp, but I would hate for anyone to have any time at all on my account. I'd prefer to immediately lock the whole thing down and figure it out once I have everything sorted.