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Re:Ask HN: Gmail account security by chimen on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:16PM (#30053327)
fake your browser header to a chrome variant.
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Re:Ask HN: Gmail account security by syncbehind on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:30PM (#30053408)
That doesn't get rid of the problem, it only prolongs it.
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Re:Ask HN: Gmail account security by eru on Sunday January 23, 2022 @10:44PM (#30053481)
The header isn't the only thing that identifies a browser.

A faked header might look even more suspicious to their algorithm?

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