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Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by saagarjha on Sunday May 21, 2023 @07:44PM (#36025728)
I wonder if GDPR, etc can require Google to hand you your data back even if you can’t access the account.
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by bananasmarties on Sunday May 21, 2023 @08:13PM (#36025909)
You most certainly can and they have to provide you the data. GDPR is about you as an individual and the login itself is irrelevant. Chances are you'd most likely hit the same wall when talking to the customer support.
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by qmarchi on Sunday May 21, 2023 @09:03PM (#36026241)
legal@ is a great way to talk to a real human.
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by saagarjha on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:53AM (#36028254)
Well it’s also a great way to never get a response again until you meet them in a courtroom :(
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by Nextgrid on Sunday May 21, 2023 @08:43PM (#36026127)
In theory yes, in practice Google will stonewall you just as usual and none of the regulators is interested in enforcing the GDPR enough to get this pushed through, so in practice you're still out of luck. Here's a real-life example: https://ruben.verborgh.org/facebook/
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by mk67 on Monday May 22, 2023 @03:24AM (#36028404)
Very interesting anecdote. Is there a conclusion to the story?
Re:An Example of a Sad Google Account Recovery Failure and I... by Double_a_92 on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:35AM (#36028162)
We seriously need some stronger consumer-protection laws in those areas. We live in a digitalized World. To some degree those accounts are a part of peoples lifes! Companies should not be able to simply take those away without any good reason and any way of legal recourse.