What happens when Google cuts access to your account

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@frauenfelder

If you depend on Google for email, docs, notes, photos, scheduling, etc, be aware that they can lock you out without explanation.

Old news to me. The tag says “Price of Free Service”, but we pay for our Google accounts. See below.

@paulbeard

Not to defend the GOOG but I wonder what it takes to become unpersoned by it?

My partner:

A Plea for Help From Someone Being Casually Crushed Under Google's Heel

My partner has just been completely screwed by Google, and we seem to have no recourse. We’ve been trying to work with them for months now, and they refuse to do anything, or recognize they they have any kind of problem. At a pretty critical juncture in our lives (just bought a home, child on the way), Google has effectively taken away the Gmail account she has used for over a decade. If anyone has advice or can help, or knows someone who might be able to help, I am in desperate need. If you…

I never put the coda in: eventually the AZ AG sent a letter to Google, and the account was reinstated and henceforth free.