Google’s control...over the security of Google accounts?

If you are worried enough about Google’s dominance over the Internet to be upset by this particular practice, it is unlikely you have (or should maintain) a Google account.

I’m not a “Google stan” by any means, but to say that they want to take over the Internet is just not true.

> to say that they want to take over the Internet is just not true.

I don't know if they "want", but they already do have control over various aspects of the Internet, especially of the web, but also DNS and email.

Google wants to dictate what user-agent you can use to access their sites: that's pretty controlling!

Can you imagine if Fox announced that only approved televisions could show their content?