In another, fallback/recovery ultimately worked, but I needed to try from several devices.
The "security questions" proved worse than useless. Unless exercised periodically, I think people forget or lose the answers (or even questions). Worsee, vendors change their strategies.
Seveeral of my Google IDs started from entirely different services, with different rules. And privacy guidelines. E.g., YouTube's old "never use your real name" advice.
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In one case, personal appeal to a Googler.
In another, fallback/recovery ultimately worked, but I needed to try from several devices.
The "security questions" proved worse than useless. Unless exercised periodically, I think people forget or lose the answers (or even questions). Worsee, vendors change their strategies.
Seveeral of my Google IDs started from entirely different services, with different rules. And privacy guidelines. E.g., YouTube's old "never use your real name" advice.
How quaint!
Identity is weird.