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1. Linux For Everyone (linux4everyone@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 01:43:36 JST Linux For Everyone

   It turns out that if you move to another country AND no longer have the recovery phone number tied to your account, Google isn't too keen to let you log in to your YouTube account.

   27 days down, 3 to go...

   • Linux For Everyone (linux4everyone@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 01:51:22 JST Linux For Everyone

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     • PublicLewdness

     @publiclewdness Indeed, and it was a tough lesson to learn. Just getting to the point where I could be sent this link in 30 days was a nightmare.

   • PublicLewdness (publiclewdness@gameliberty.club)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 01:51:23 JST PublicLewdness

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     @Linux4Everyone

     A good reason to not trust 2FA tied to phone numbers or email. Plenty of programs like KeePassXC allow TOTP for 2FA and works great. Accounts should allow this at least as an option.

   • Linux For Everyone (linux4everyone@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:00:23 JST Linux For Everyone

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     • Aaron Rainbolt

     @arraybolt3 Well, I am absolutely pursuing this option going forward!

   • Aaron Rainbolt (arraybolt3@theres.life)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:00:24 JST Aaron Rainbolt

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     @Linux4Everyone This is why I have 2FA enabled on mine with a hardware key. Theoretically that should let me "prove" to Google who I am at any time no matter where I'm at. Haven't tested the theory though.

   • Buck 🌱 (masterbuck@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:00:31 JST Buck 🌱

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     • PublicLewdness

     @Linux4Everyone @publiclewdness and you got lucky! I was in another country and refused to give my phone number to Google (it wasn’t already tied to my account), so… they definitely blocked my account. Never got it back. It was a good thing though, it made me quit Google, made me switch to Linux, made me a privacy freak… I got the message loud and clear!

   • Linux For Everyone (linux4everyone@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 02:15:41 JST Linux For Everyone

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     • Buck 🌱

     @masterbuck GOOD FOR YOU! De-googling my life is still on the bucketlist.