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It is more like phone based 1FA at this point. My Google account cannot be recovered at all even though I know the password and still control the recovery e-mai
by lapsis_beeftech 3y ago
It is more like phone based 1FA at this point. My Google account cannot be recovered at all even though I know the password and still control the recovery e-mail because at one point I made the mistake of adding a (now inaccessible) phone number.
- lifestyleguru 3y agoHell, I have diligently backed up recovery codes and security question answers to dozens of services... including Google and banks... and many of these providers require my phone number or their already activated mobile app to log in.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoHave you tried calling the number to see if whomever has it will send you the code it receives?
- al_borland 3y agoIf someone called me with a request like this I would assume it was a phishing attempt to take over my own accounts.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoRemember the average and unsophisticated. Humans are the weakest link.