As title says. I haven’t used my Google account for more than 3 months. Prior to abandoning my Google account, I unlinked my phone number, deleted my recovery email, and logged out every device. I also never had 2FA TOTP setup.

Today I tried logging in and it won’t let me. See video. Apparently, providing my login credentials doesn’t prove that the account belongs to me. And no, I won’t give them my phone number again to login.

I hate Google

  • SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    “Apparently, providing my login credentials doesn’t prove that the account belongs to me” given how bad people are with password reuse, phishing etc. - no it doesn’t, unfortunately.

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      1 year ago

      While that is true, I do not fall into that category. I let KeePassXC generate all my passwords and most of them are longer than 30 chars. I’m just simply tired of being forced. I believe I should have the say in how I want to secure my account. Not the companies.

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        1 year ago

        “They treat everyone the same way, but I’m special so I should get special treatment!”

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        I believe I should have the say in how I want to secure my account. Not the companies

        Then roll your own email server and start hosting it yourself.

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          1 year ago

          Hmmm I wonder who the single person who downvoted you was. Reckon OP is upset by the reality check on their entitlement…

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        1 year ago

        You can believe what you want, I guess, but that does not change reality. The company also has a vested interest in marketing your account security. They also lose out when accounts on their system are compromised. It seems a bit ridiculous to say that only one of the two parties who have a vested interest in security here gets to set the rules.

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        1 year ago

        The problem is that they can’t tell who is who, nobody wants the extra hassle of extra security, and in the end the companies have to deal with the fallout (customers asking for account recovery, compromised accounts being abused, …).