<story><title>Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/13td3iq/google_account_deleted_after_2_hours_of_aurora/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>labster</author><text>This is why I will never pay for YouTube Premium. Imagine having a recurring charge that you can’t terminate because your account was deleted for some unrelated service, and you have no phone number or office to contact.&lt;p&gt;Limit your interactions with Google to only the services you most need, and you will probably be safe. It’s too dangerous to go all-in on Google, because you could lose your entire digital footprint from an AI bot with no recourse other than HN and Twitter.</text></item><item><author>Z7YCx5ieof4Std</author><text>And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should never store important things like your email&amp;#x2F;passwords&amp;#x2F;passkeys on google</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>filleduchaos</author><text>Do you not have a bank? Why would you be unable to terminate a recurring charge on any payment method you actually own?</text></comment>
<story><title>Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora</title><url>https://old.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/13td3iq/google_account_deleted_after_2_hours_of_aurora/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>labster</author><text>This is why I will never pay for YouTube Premium. Imagine having a recurring charge that you can’t terminate because your account was deleted for some unrelated service, and you have no phone number or office to contact.&lt;p&gt;Limit your interactions with Google to only the services you most need, and you will probably be safe. It’s too dangerous to go all-in on Google, because you could lose your entire digital footprint from an AI bot with no recourse other than HN and Twitter.</text></item><item><author>Z7YCx5ieof4Std</author><text>And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should never store important things like your email&amp;#x2F;passwords&amp;#x2F;passkeys on google</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>madeofpalk</author><text>&amp;gt; Imagine having a recurring charge that you can’t terminate because your account was deleted for some unrelated service&lt;p&gt;Has this actually happened - does Youtube Premium still charge for accounts that have been terminated? Or is this just FUD?</text></comment>