Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas...
by rexf on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:08AM
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Websites & apps treat your e-mail or phone number as your identity. Is it ideal? No, but it's reality.
Until everyone can agree on a better system, your e-mail is your online identity across countless websites. This makes losing your e-mail (with no customer support to regain access) a huge vulnerability in everyone's personal life.
Re:Tell HN: Locked out of Gmail account even after right pas...
by jesterson on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:36AM
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Then don't use it? If there would be more reluctance against ubiquitous (and pointless) IT services, perhaps the situation with overreliance wouldn't have happened.
Until everyone can agree on a better system, your e-mail is your online identity across countless websites. This makes losing your e-mail (with no customer support to regain access) a huge vulnerability in everyone's personal life.