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Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by kajecounterhack »

buildbot wrote: post #36
kajecounterhack wrote: post #19

Google takeout is already amazing (especially compared to other companies that offer similar services) but I wish I could incrementally download whatever changed since my last backup. The amount of my data they have is huge, and I'm basically only taking a snapshot once every 6 months at this point. I have to download ~15 50gb files :( (It's almost all from YouTube, Gmail, and Google Photos)

It is extremely not amazing, it continually fails to export my 12tb account. Which is a problem, because in 30 days or so they are going to start enforcing the 5tb limit on workspace accounts, which will prevent me from getting even emails.

Yikes, thanks for letting me know this is what will happen when my data gets that big.

Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by SkyPuncher »

darknavi wrote: post #20
alwayslikethis wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to switch to Apple though. It's a bit like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Apple has an even stronger hold on your digital life if you decide to fully invest into its ecosystem. It's much better to stay on Android, but de-google it, and avoiding the use of your Google account

Moving to Apple isn't necessary but it isn't a trap either for OP. A main lesson they learned was "digital diversity". If they get locked out of their phone now it would be an inconvenience instead of a life altering event. The swap to iPhone is just another "fuck you" to Google, which they earned there.

I swapped to an iPhone last year. After using Android exclusively.

I’ve been extremely happy with my iPhone. Apple has all of the little polish and cross connections that make it a wonderful experience. I think Android made sense while the smartphone market was growing, but all of the platforms are mature now. Android fragments further and Apple polishes more.

Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by terrycody »

swozey wrote: post #9

Two years ago I used just about everything Google and had done so since Gmail first came out. My Android phone was googlefi. Internet was google. Gmail. DNS. SSO to pretty much everything. One day out of the blue my Google Pay account was marked as fraud and locked down. I couldn't update/add/change any of my payment information. I have no idea why. I don't remember when/how I even found out it was locked down, I was…

>But now all of my accounts are unlocked.

But your accounts are unlocked isn't it?

Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by IYasha »

Unbelievable! As a gmail victim myself I'm very happy for you.

I don't know if that's an unfortunate coincidence, but I seem to have been banned from google the same day. :) I didn't know you can actually be banned from google! (and I haven't even been there for a month or two)

403. That’s an error.

Your client does not have permission to get URL / from this server. That’s all we know.

Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by swozey »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #72
darknavi wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Moving to Apple isn't necessary but it isn't a trap either for OP. A main lesson they learned was "digital diversity". If they get locked out of their phone now it would be an inconvenience instead of a life altering event. The swap to iPhone is just another "fuck you" to Google, which they earned there.

I swapped to an iPhone last year. After using Android exclusively. I’ve been extremely happy with my iPhone. Apple has all of the little polish and cross connections that make it a wonderful experience. I think Android made sense while the smartphone market was growing, but all of the platforms are mature now. Android fragments further and Apple polishes more.

Yeah I've been very happy. Carplay is light years better than Android Auto. That was one of the biggest worries I had as I used AA a LOT.

Re: Tell HN: Locked Google account reopened after two years

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Post by brokenmachine »

duskwuff wrote: post #65
brokenmachine wrote: post #59

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>presumably because you could otherwise ask for a battery replacement for a devices with a damaged screen and back panel, and pay an order of magnitude less than a repair on the damaged display and back. So there's no way to get a battery replaced on a device with a damaged display?

> So there's no way to get a battery replaced on a device with a damaged display? Replacing the battery on most iPhones involves removing the display. If the display is already damaged, it's likely that removing it will damage it further, possibly to the extent of making it stop working entirely. Apple is, understandably, hesitant to either 1) potentially return a device to a customer in worse shape than they got it,…

This is shit design.
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