Google Will Let Friends Help You Recover an Account (theverge.com)
(Wednesday October 15, 2025 @05:22PM (msmash)
from the serenity-now dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/10/15/1818213/google-will-let-friends-help-you-recover-an-account
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/799780/google-account-recovery-trusted-contacts-mobile-number
Google is introducing new recovery tools that aim to make it less frustrating to regain access when you're locked out of your account. The Verge:
> Instead of answering security questions or entering a recovery email address, Google's new security features allow account holders to verify their identity using a linked mobile number, [1]or trusted friends or family members .
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> The Recovery Contacts feature enables users to designate people to confirm their identity in order to regain access to accounts after getting hacked or losing their password or passkey. Google didn't specify how the verification process works, but says the feature provides "a simple and secure way to regain access when standard recovery methods fail." Recovery Contacts is available for eligible personal Google accounts, and can be found under the Security option in the account settings.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/799780/google-account-recovery-trusted-contacts-mobile-number
> Instead of answering security questions or entering a recovery email address, Google's new security features allow account holders to verify their identity using a linked mobile number, [1]or trusted friends or family members .
>
> The Recovery Contacts feature enables users to designate people to confirm their identity in order to regain access to accounts after getting hacked or losing their password or passkey. Google didn't specify how the verification process works, but says the feature provides "a simple and secure way to regain access when standard recovery methods fail." Recovery Contacts is available for eligible personal Google accounts, and can be found under the Security option in the account settings.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/799780/google-account-recovery-trusted-contacts-mobile-number
Phishing 2.0? (Score:3)
by thesjaakspoiler ( 4782965 )
I can see the next shit storm coming...
Cool (Score:2)
by abulafia ( 7826 )
Now kids can gang up on each other to steal their accounts.
A fun game for the whole class!
Damn it (Score:2)
Now I have to make some friends.
I'll be your friend (Score:2)
Just send me a fax of your drivers license and social security card, and so I can answer any security questions they have, to prove I know you, in what city was your second favorite pet born?