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Re:FB users buying Oculus VR headsets to get customer servic... by treeman79 on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:07PM (#28044975)
A basic sanity is let the email address on file as of yesterday, and for the past 10 years take the account back.

Utterly insane that this is not possible.

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Re:FB users buying Oculus VR headsets to get customer servic... by mwint on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:30AM (#28045729)
Maybe the fear here is the divorce scenario? I could see someone being trusted for many years up until yesterday, when they suddenly become someone you don’t want in your account.
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Re:FB users buying Oculus VR headsets to get customer servic... by whimsicalism on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @04:59AM (#28047046)
And if the divorcee simply changes the account to a new email address?

I think there will be problems with every solution, but this one would probably resolve a lot of tnem.

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Re:FB users buying Oculus VR headsets to get customer servic... by treeman79 on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @08:28AM (#28048356)
On an account with exactly one email?

A new one shows up and takes over the account, permanently locking out the old one. All in 20 minutes?

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