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YMMV but I've had similar loops during login that were resolved by trying to login in incognito mode. And if it works, then clear all your cookies / reboot / tr

YMMV but I've had similar loops during login that were resolved by trying to login in incognito mode. And if it works, then clear all your cookies / reboot / try again in the main browser. There's something broken in google's auth security system.

taosx 2y ago
Just tried, first screen: "Account disabled 'myemail@gmail.com', We noticed unusual activity in your Google Account and locked it to protect your information. Learn more" and a button "Try to restore". And now I got: "Too many failed attempts, Unavailable because of too many failed attempts. Try again in a few hours.". At least I got a new message.
- CityOfThrowaway 2y ago
  Yeah... this is consistent with my experience. Try to keep calm and actually try again in a few hours. It sounds like you have 2FA enabled so an account takeover is very unlikely. It sounds like you haven't violated the TOS in some egregious way, so actual ban is unlikely. Most likely is there's some type of crazy cookie thing going on that is causing the auth system to vomit. It's shocking that this happens, but alas.
  - EasyMark 2y ago
    Also make sure you’re not on a VPN when trying any of this.
  - jeffbee 2y ago
    Seriously, just take the messages at face value. Better headline would have been "Google proactively protected my 10 years of private data after some villains tried to steal it".
ravenstine 2y ago
Same. I don't remember how I got out of it the last time, but I came to the conclusion that their login security is dysfunctional. I even had the right phone, authenticator codes, etc., and it kept asking me for something else that woulf lead to an authenticator code being asked for again, restarting the whole loop. Maybe it's more "secure", but the situation is strikingly similar to a hacker changing your passwords. So glad I switched to ProtonMail a long time ago and decentralize my data across different services. One's life should not be left in the hands of The Google.
- IYasha 2y ago
  > restarting the whole loop. I once recorded and made a GIF out of it :D :_D :_(

taosx 2y ago

Just tried, first screen: "Account disabled 'myemail@gmail.com', We noticed unusual activity in your Google Account and locked it to protect your information. Learn more" and a button "Try to restore". And now I got: "Too many failed attempts, Unavailable because of too many failed attempts. Try again in a few hours.". At least I got a new message.

CityOfThrowaway 2y ago
Yeah... this is consistent with my experience. Try to keep calm and actually try again in a few hours. It sounds like you have 2FA enabled so an account takeover is very unlikely. It sounds like you haven't violated the TOS in some egregious way, so actual ban is unlikely. Most likely is there's some type of crazy cookie thing going on that is causing the auth system to vomit. It's shocking that this happens, but alas.
- EasyMark 2y ago
  Also make sure you’re not on a VPN when trying any of this.
- jeffbee 2y ago
  Seriously, just take the messages at face value. Better headline would have been "Google proactively protected my 10 years of private data after some villains tried to steal it".

ravenstine 2y ago

Same. I don't remember how I got out of it the last time, but I came to the conclusion that their login security is dysfunctional. I even had the right phone, authenticator codes, etc., and it kept asking me for something else that woulf lead to an authenticator code being asked for again, restarting the whole loop. Maybe it's more "secure", but the situation is strikingly similar to a hacker changing your passwords. So glad I switched to ProtonMail a long time ago and decentralize my data across different services. One's life should not be left in the hands of The Google.

IYasha 2y ago
> restarting the whole loop. I once recorded and made a GIF out of it :D :_D :_(