Tried to log in to an old gmail account. Remembered my password perfectly. But it asked for a confirmation code from an old phone number I no longer have (something it never did before). No alternative recovery options.

This is why I keep shilling decentralized social recovery.

I always face this problem when I move to another country and do not change the confirmation number.

So I used to add more than one way to confirm, but it is not an absolute solution.

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Unrelated 2FA is the way, then you will not be asked for verification, as the 2FA takes care of that.

I love my Yubikeys! I have several, and I add them all to wherever it's possible, and then I also add Authy.

The plan is to NOT ever lose access to my primary accounts, as those are used as recovery email for everything that doesn't offer 2FA!