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Google asking to verify code from the same email to reset password(twitter.com)
12 points by nitn 4y ago|0 comments
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by nitn 4y ago
Update: Now it says "Unavailable because of too many failed attempts. Try again in a few hours."
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by nitn 4y ago
No. My issue is that to reset the password, Google is asking me to get something from an email which I don't know the password for. And that too when I have a recovery phone number setup on the account. Asking to verify a code from the
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by nitn 4y ago
Note: I have a recovery phone number set on the account. A code is being sent to my phone, after I enter the code, that's when I'm being asked to verify the code from the same email. I wouldn't be bothering about the account
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by nitn 4y ago
>I can verify the phone number but then it keeps asking me to verify a code that's sent on the same email. I have a recovery phone number in there. I'm verifying it everytime Google asks me to, but then it takes me to verify th
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by nitn 4y ago
> How do you want Google to solve this? The current way Google is asking me to verify makes no sense. I don't know the password for the email, how do they expect me to go into that email and verify the code when I don't know th
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by nitn 4y ago
Thanks for the resources. I have already started moving away from Google because I've read nightmare filled stories about people getting locked out for various reasons. I never thought it would happen to me in this manner. It makes no
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by nitn 4y ago
I have SMS setup, but it still asks me to verify the code being sent to the same email.
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by nitn 4y ago
I actually have no reason to be stuck here because all these years, I was easily able to reset the password by verifying with a code on my phone number. It does send a code now as well, but then it's asking me to also verify the code b
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by nitn 4y ago
Unfortunately it's a gmail account, not an external email account.
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by nitn 4y ago
> Truecaller’s database that includes users who did not register and did not give consent to having their numbers identified. That's the problem with maintaining absolute privacy. The privacy and security of your information depends
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Ask HN: Google has locked me out of the account
63 points by nitn 4y ago|45 comments
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How to De-Escalate a Cyber Conflict(arxiv.org)
2 points by nitn 5y ago|0 comments
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by nitn 5y ago
Privacy Policy: We do not collect any data.
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by nitn 5y ago
There was a website with a large collection of security blogs. I cannot seem to find it now.
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by nitn 5y ago
Why is the government using Google Analytics (which is now illegal in some countries) instead of self hosting an analytics solution.
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by nitn 5y ago
Once the my data is in your server. There is no way for me to know what you are doing with my data. You could be selling it. How will I know?
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by nitn 5y ago
These "unusual activity" detecting algos are a menace. If I use a VPN to access my account, blocked. Had this issue with Paypal & Digitalocean. Reddit shadowbans accounts made with VPN.
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by nitn 5y ago
That's KinderJoy
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by nitn 5y ago
Can confirm. I created an account for a client but I was using a VPN to avoid conflicting with my own personal account. It was blocked but DO unlocked it once I explained it in an email to them.