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Comment #30772993
Update: Now it says "Unavailable because of too many failed attempts. Try again in a few hours."
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Comment #30772228
No. My issue is that to reset the password, Google is asking me to get something from an email which I don't know the password for. And that too when I have a recovery phone number…
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Comment #30772157
Note: I have a recovery phone number set on the account. A code is being sent to my phone, after I enter the code, that's when I'm being asked to verify the code from the same emai…
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Comment #30772117
>I can verify the phone number but then it keeps asking me to verify a code that's sent on the same email. I have a recovery phone number in there. I'm verifying it everytime Googl…
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Comment #30772059
> How do you want Google to solve this? The current way Google is asking me to verify makes no sense. I don't know the password for the email, how do they expect me to go into that…
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Comment #30772027
Thanks for the resources. I have already started moving away from Google because I've read nightmare filled stories about people getting locked out for various reasons. I never tho…
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Comment #30771981
I have SMS setup, but it still asks me to verify the code being sent to the same email.
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Comment #30771363
I actually have no reason to be stuck here because all these years, I was easily able to reset the password by verifying with a code on my phone number. It does send a code now as …
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Comment #30771221
Unfortunately it's a gmail account, not an external email account.
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Comment #30770796
> Truecaller’s database that includes users who did not register and did not give consent to having their numbers identified. That's the problem with maintaining absolute privacy. …
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Ask HN: Google has locked me out of the account
I forgot the password to my account and I have been trying to reset the password. To reset the password, Google keeps sending a verification code to the same email of the account t…
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Comment #30012352
Privacy Policy: We do not collect any data.
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Comment #30005982
There was a website with a large collection of security blogs. I cannot seem to find it now.
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Comment #30005463
Why is the government using Google Analytics (which is now illegal in some countries) instead of self hosting an analytics solution.
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Comment #29960454
Once the my data is in your server. There is no way for me to know what you are doing with my data. You could be selling it. How will I know?
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Comment #29934224
These "unusual activity" detecting algos are a menace. If I use a VPN to access my account, blocked. Had this issue with Paypal & Digitalocean. Reddit shadowbans accounts made with…
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Comment #29934098
That's KinderJoy
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Comment #29603070
Can confirm. I created an account for a client but I was using a VPN to avoid conflicting with my own personal account. It was blocked but DO unlocked it once I explained it in an …
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Comment #29402608
That's Indian Police. They simply don't have the computer literacy among them. The article says 'VOIP calls', I'm pretty sure that's just WhatsApp calls and Police got excited that…
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Comment #29368220
I use SimpleLogin as well, it's a great solution and it baffles people when I just make up an email address with my domain and give it to them on the go (thanks to catch-all). I ha…
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Comment #29367451
>The docs seem to take you in a loop without ever being able to resolve the problem... Yes. Can confirm this, AFAIK there is no email, no form or phone number to get in touch with …