Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked

Post by grishka » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:45 PM UTC

Nacdor wrote: post #668

jjcon wrote: post #650

I also got locked out of my google account - not because of a violation (automated flag or otherwise) but because google decided my login location was too different. I know my password and have access to my recovery email but I am put into and endless login loop of ‘unable to verify’. I contacted support which had me fill out a form and that was maybe 6 months ago. I’ve moved on now but I’ll never use a google produc…

I'm always afraid this will happen when I use a VPN or TOR. The internet in general is pretty hostile to any sort of privacy protecting measures, which they justify by saying your activity looks "suspicious". I've already been locked out of my Facebook account once because I forgot to turn my VPN off. The last time I used TOR it was almost impossible to do anything on the internet. Every Google search was met with "W…

Post by gowld » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:45 PM UTC

Dayshine wrote: post #790

ryandrake wrote: post #639

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> Same thing if Google was to ban my gmail today, I'd lose SO MUCH and worse is my photos, all my logins, etc. Their "loss" on me could be devastating to my life and not even a blip on their radar. Just curious, why would you accept this risk? Even though the probability of losing your account is small, the impact is huge. I'd recommend at least backups and your own domain for an E-mail address (even if you just have…

> I'd recommend at least backups and your own domain for an E-mail address (even if you just have Gmail continue to host the email). I've yet to find a good solution for this without paying for Google's business product, which I find way too dangerous to risk. You can't get a custom domain on consumer gmail.

Post by Spooky23 » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:47 PM UTC

MockObject wrote: post #628

prepend wrote: post #615

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This was addressed in the UCC and is pretty simple actually as each state implements laws to saw who has jurisdiction and how to handle. It also bypasses the federal government in that the code is established by some big council and implemented in (most) states. That’s why when I live in Missouri and buy something from a vendor in New York, they still have to accept returns, issue refunds, provide for basic warrantie…

> Because of UCC, if I give away a product for free, I have to support it through its commercial life. So if I hand out knives, for free, and they explode after 20 years, I must still support it. Even if they come with a form that users have to click that says “I will not sue PrependCo if these free knives explode.” Why does the UCC covers free knives, but not paid Google services?

Post by andylynch » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:50 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #765

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No! What we need is competition and choice to ensure companies are responsive to what people want. I can't, for the life of me, understand why people think "regulation" will magic away all our problems. Here's what happens: a lengthy political process results in a bunch of laws getting passed. The large companies who have enough skin in the game to care send their lobbyists, who ensure the outcome of the process does…

Regulation gave same-day/instant money transfers between banks in other countries, blame US politics for the regulatory capture > "Regulation" gave us professionals -- doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc -- who systematically exclude competitors and overcharge their customers because they aren't exposed to the full force of competition and innovation. I find the overconfidence funny if not for the sheer ignorance of hist…

Post by slivanes » Mon, Feb 08, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

shakezula wrote: post #672

jennyyang wrote: post #658

We need regulations to enforce adequate customer service and SLAs in these huge companies. Google is getting away with this behavior because of their monopolistic behavior. If they had competition, they would be spending billions on customer support, but because they have a monopoly, they can get away with having virtually none. This is their way of saving money and taking advantage of their monopoly. It's a shadow v…

I agree, we need better laws around customer service and data handling, absolutely. For (as far as I could ever tell) no reason, Facebook marked my account as a bot in roughly 2015 and refused to let me access any of my account data until I proof of identity. They wanted a picture of my driver's license and a picture of me to confirm. I never sent it in, instead emailing and asking if there was any other way to get v…