4 ms·
> then Google locked me out because I logged in from somewhere different to my usual location I very recently had this happen to me too, except it took them 3-
by TillE 14y ago
> then Google locked me out because I logged in from somewhere different to my usual location
I very recently had this happen to me too, except it took them 3-4 days after I arrived at my destination to disable my account and demand a phone number.
I have two-factor authentication, and I did a very thorough inspection to ensure I had no malware - nope, it's just because my location changed. Their "kill this account" algorithms really need some tweaking.
- eitally 14y agoThis is a really weird one. It has happened to me once, when I traveled to Thailand, but not when I've traveled to Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, China, Belgium, or anywhere else in the last couple of years. In all of those instances, I had other devices (tablet, Chromebook, laptop) at home that were still logged into sessions with the same account. It would be handy to know how they decide when to flag accounts. Facebook, too, for that matter, and Paypal, who seem to be the most draconian.