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I'm locked out of my old account despite having recovery email

by utbabya on 4/9/23, 4:29 AM with 2 comments

  • by ggm on 4/9/23, 5:23 AM

    I wonder what heuristics determines "last location". If it's geo-ip then it's ripe for "10 years later that ip is now somewhere else"

    It's probably a synonym for a join over geo, ip, cookie state on a browser or physical device a decade back when the OP last logged in.

    If the account had some declared financial worth eg bitcoin key info, I could see a civil suit forcing function but aside from that lever I think it's possible the public shame lever won't work after 10 years idle time.

    Keep logging in folks, even with redirection. Enable 2fa and get backup keys printed.