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"The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years." Not a terrible requirement. If they are so important to you, why can't you login once every 2 years. Why is it bad news?
"The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years." Not a terrible requirement. If they are so important to you, why can't you login once every 2 years. Why is it bad news?
I was forwarding Google Voice SMS messages from a second account so I could remain in contact with old friends (I ported my number I've had since high school). The only reason I had to create a second account was because I switched to Google Fi, which forbids your main account from also having a Google Voice account. Apparently actively using this service does not count as an "active login", because that account was…
Source: I had Voice and Fi on the same account.
"The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years." Not a terrible requirement. If they are so important to you, why can't you login once every 2 years. Why is it bad news?
Are people in prison allowed to sign into their Google accounts? I imagine they wouldn't be able to bring 2FA or even a list of backup PWs with them (unless memorized in advance)
"The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years." Not a terrible requirement. If they are so important to you, why can't you login once every 2 years. Why is it bad news?
Are people in prison allowed to sign into their Google accounts? I imagine they wouldn't be able to bring 2FA or even a list of backup PWs with them (unless memorized in advance)
"The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years." Not a terrible requirement. If they are so important to you, why can't you login once every 2 years. Why is it bad news?
Are people in prison allowed to sign into their Google accounts? I imagine they wouldn't be able to bring 2FA or even a list of backup PWs with them (unless memorized in advance)
If it's so important to them, maybe their partners or family can login - or they can do a takeout and store their data in a hard drive. Who knows if Google services will be around when they get out, right?
Been talked about a bunch previously since it was announced
2 months ago, 231 points, 210 comments
Fact remains - Google is unique in its constraint. It gives no added value over competitors. Why accept?
The amount of corpo brainwash in the comments is amazing: "If it's so important... jump through a hoop... and another... and another". Fact remains - Google is unique in its constraint. It gives no added value over competitors. Why accept?
You can check e-mail price of "@gmail" on darkweb and compare it against other providers. For them it's a "threshold" to balance security on scale and they're doing a pretty good job imo.
The amount of corpo brainwash in the comments is amazing: "If it's so important... jump through a hoop... and another... and another". Fact remains - Google is unique in its constraint. It gives no added value over competitors. Why accept?