The #Gmail saga. One of the people who could access the Gmail address I had (which #Google claims is impossible) managed to sign up to Instagram, confirm her account, use her account, then changed her email address for her account in 2024. I've just written to her to see what she signed up to Gmail as. I have a feeling I'll shortly have confirmation that Google has lied for over 20 years about how "the dots don't matter" with Gmail accounts.
Background: https://jackyan.com/blog/2026/02/nearly-20-people-can-use-the-same-gmail-address/
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)
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2026-02-22 22:00:30 UTC
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