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Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by shadowgovt on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:41AM (#21248112)
Alternatively, one should probably break up one's interface to Google into a personal Gmail account and a professional Gmail account.

I don't disagree that Google could do a better job firewalling TOS violations in one service from blowing up all your interaction with Google, but in the short run, defense in depth.

Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by slightwinder on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:03AM (#21248384)
Until you link them in some way, in which case Google might suspend the linked account too. There are some nasty stories about those things going around.
Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by vbezhenar on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:40AM (#21248777)
I've heard from one Android freelancer developer, that he creates pristine VM for new project, uses it via VPN, creates new Google Account, uses it only inside that VM and does not use that VM for other tasks, so there's no correlation between his accounts.
Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by rootsudo on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:57AM (#21248930)
Technically they're already linked - it's an android, it can query the bluetooth mac address, the wifi mac address, the hostname of the device and the serial number / imei / esn of the device.

There's no "unlinking" it unless you manually modify the serial numbers on the device, which is possible, if you have qualcomm diagnostic tools (QPST/QXDM) and are able to communicate to the modem softband directly.

Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by shadowgovt on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:33AM (#21248695)
That's generally true, and the solution is to avoid linking them.

It's a rock-and-a-hard-place problem, since the most common scenario Google is dealing with is criminal enterprises trying to obfuscate their activity behind dozens of "independent" accounts (so of course they have to try unifying accounts). But this is analogous to the scenario one deals with separating concerns when forming an LLC; you keep your work and personal stuff separate, including finances and capital (i.e. don't do work stuff on your personal computer; that's riksing having your LLC status collapse if someone has occasion to sue you).

Re:“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe” by goatinaboat on Monday October 14, 2019 @10:31AM (#21248663)
This will not work. There are stories of entire companies being locked out of GSuite because one of the admins got their personal account locked out for a spurious reason.