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Even when signing in on a new browser in the same US city Google rejects valid logins. Doesn't matter if you enter the 2FA code and correct password, Google will lie and say the 2FA code was wrong if their algorithm determines that your browser and ISP combination are suspicious.

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I can only imagine this will get worse as they go further down the AI rabbit hole.

What really amazes me though is how they now treat changing recovery options as signal that the account is compromised.

Google Accounts Team: Users must have a way to recover their account!

Google Security AI: Changing recovery options is a sign of a hack! Shut it down!

Is there a new Conways Law, when an AI is involved?

"Your AIs will ignore product goals only optimise for the outcomes of the department they're created in"

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