Re:Google is going to turn on 2FA by default
by cube00 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @12:45AM
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This was the biggest eye opener for me, I used to think having a recovery email address would be enough to rescue my account. It turns out Google goes full on "spy vs spy" and can assume your recovery account is also compromised if it's secret algorithm decrees it so. It was such a relief to start the de Google journey and gain (some) control back.
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This prompted me to make a plan to start deleting my gmail accounts today and shift to a new service. It felt pretty cathartic. For whatever reason, I could never unsubscribe myself from quora no matter how many times I tried.
I've started this process and it's surprising to see the number of services that won't let you change your email address without signing up for a brand new account.
You probably know this already but if you're making the effort to do this you absolutely must purchase a domain name that you own, it's the only way to make sure you'll never have go through this process ever again.