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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by katbyte on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:17AM (#33969151)
according to google you can turn it off: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1064203?hl=en&co=...
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Re:Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please try to ... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:05AM (#33970693)
Kind of. The problem is that even when 2FA is disabled, Google's security panopticon will sometimes insist on additional verification anyway, even if you know your password, if it thinks something is suspicious.

If you don't have a verification method—or cannot access it—Google will literally just lock you out.

I have personally experienced this on accounts I don't access regularly.

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