Source: https://mstdn.isometry.group/@Cahatstrophe2/117323121764942610
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@[email protected]: you’ve heard of two factor authentication. you’re heard of three factor authentication. now get ready for just never being able to fucking log in at all
That’s what Google use. I lost access to a Google account even though I had the right password because they randomly decided they didn’t think I was the account owner, and I didn’t have a phone number attached so the account recovery wasn’t available
I kept seeing a popup about adding a phone number because I might lose access to my account. I removed the phone number a decade ago. You mean my recovery email, OTP code, and backup codes can’t be used for recovery motherfucker!?!
Anyway I exported everything and closed my account because the fascists can eat a dick.
They may work, this was years ago before OTP was so widespread, and I don’t remember if it had a recovery email associated or not. I just remember I had the right password and it wouldn’t let me in anyway
Same thing happened to me. Recovery email means nothing to them, even with the correct username and password and recovery email code, I’m still locked out that account
Same thing happened with my Binance account. Then when I finally started to get some traction with customer service, my state banned Binance. And now it’s effectively gone forever
Same here. Any time I try to recover it they’re like “Nope, fuck you. Next time give us your phone number.”