I solved this problem by taking all my shit out of Google. The only service of theirs I still use is YouTube, and I don't lose much if they lock me out of that.
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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There's only one thing you can do: stop using it, stop giving them [an opportunity to use your data for] money. Everything other solution is mediocre at best. Thanks for sharing, though.
Yeah, agreed that's best.
As I said in the article, I encountered this issue with the admin account of Google Workspace for a client. I've tried to suggest to the client that they migrate off Google, but they're a small nonprofit and have 0 IT staff or budget for an alternative. And they're grandfathered-in to a free Google Workspace account (as an NGO).
