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		there on May 27, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Back That Gmail Up It's also the backdoor to nearly every online account you have, by way of 'reset password' links.

snowwrestler on May 27, 2012 [–]

That would be a problem if your Gmail was hacked.

The GP is talking about Google themselves blocking access. I'm not worried that Google will reset my passwords in other accounts.

replax on May 28, 2012 | [–]

The problem is, that it prevents you from resetting passwords, too. Which could very well lock you out of your own accounts.

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