I Lost Access to My Google Account Today ⇥

Ehsan Akhgari doesn’t know why he lost his account, but he did:

We’ve all (yours truly included) heard about the importance of owning your digital data, the downsides of vendor lock-in, and how if you’re being provided a free service, you’re the product, not the customer.

Google may have a way to export your data, but it only works if you have access to your account.