What would you do if you lost your Google account?

Re:What would you do if you lost your Google account? by patcon on Sunday May 03, 2020 @10:37AM (#23059249)

Agreed. The parent description makes me think of how people used to talk about "justice" before. It was at the whim of others, and only the powerful had certain access to it. But at some point, we nationalized the carriage of justice, and so we could all come to depend on it (on both the giving and receiving end)

I hope we get to the point where something in the commons (government or whatever), can offer comparable assurances about digital things that are becoming critical infrastructure in our lives

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:What would you do if you lost your Google account? by dmos62 on Sunday May 03, 2020 @10:46AM (#23059303)

I fully support your sentiment, but you're not in opposition with the grandparent you're referring to. He didn't say that that's what he'd like Google to be (ultimately unreliable). He said that that's what it is, which is true. We should demand and expect more, but until the demands are met, well, they're not met. Nit pick.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:What would you do if you lost your Google account? by patcon on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @10:08AM (#23091090)

ah good point, thx :)

[ Parent | on HN ]