Comment on Back That Gmail UpparentComments−there14yIt's also the backdoor to nearly every online account you have, by way of 'reset password' links.−snowwrestler14yThat 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.−replax14yThe 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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It's also the backdoor to nearly every online account you have, by way of 'reset password' links.
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.
The problem is, that it prevents you from resetting passwords, too. Which could very well lock you out of your own accounts.