Re:Google is going to turn on 2FA by default
by jghn on Saturday May 08, 2021 @11:54PM
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I had this happen recently but it had been previously tied to a phone number and I responded with it. And it appears to be locked permanently. Granted it is a pretty random side account and not that big of a deal, but that was an eye opener. I literally answered every challenge they gave me correctly and yet it is now gone forever.
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I never agreed to this insane 4 factor authentication. I feel like google has locked me out just to reduce costs on its end.
The most annoying thing was that this was due to me changing my home router, which triggered an IP switcharoo from my ISP. Because it was a rarely used account Google freaked out. The more I tried to prove it was me the more it started sending me angry notices that it detected malfeasence and then boom.