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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by Wowfunhappy on Friday October 07, 2022 @01:59PM (#33124792)
This is exactly it. And if you don't have a verification method on file, Google will just lock the account if it thinks something about your browser or IP address is unusual. Even if you know your password.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by mrec on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:35PM (#33125913)
Speaking as a long-time Gmail user who doesn't have a mobile, this is kind of terrifying. Sounds like I need to look into moving to Fastmail or somesuch pronto.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by Wowfunhappy on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:15PM (#33128917)
If you have a backup email on your account, that's sufficient (assuming you can get into the backup email), at least in my experience.
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