ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhat's a trend people outside of your field / hobby are probably unaware of?message-squaremessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a trend people outside of your field / hobby are probably unaware of?ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareTazerface@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up43·10 months agoMost people are unaware that Google can and has closed accounts without notice or appeal. A closed account means all your files, photos, passwords, 2fa, are gone.
minus-squareczl@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoIt means all of those if you rely on google for those. Never have a central point of failure, and have backups.
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoLike this father who got his account closed because he took a picture of his toddler penis to send to their pediatrician. The picture was automatically backed up in Google photo and flagged as child pornography.
minus-squareTazerface@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoExactly. Even after being investigated by two police departments, Google refused to open the account.
Most people are unaware that Google can and has closed accounts without notice or appeal.
A closed account means all your files, photos, passwords, 2fa, are gone.
It means all of those if you rely on google for those.
Never have a central point of failure, and have backups.
Hell Yeah
Like this father who got his account closed because he took a picture of his toddler penis to send to their pediatrician.
The picture was automatically backed up in Google photo and flagged as child pornography.
Exactly. Even after being investigated by two police departments, Google refused to open the account.