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"Locked outta Google? πŸ€–πŸ’” Call your BFF for backup or enjoy your new life as a tech hermit! πŸ’πŸ’€"

October 18, 2025
7 days ago
ZDNet
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🚨πŸ”₯ HOLD UP, TECH LIARS! πŸ”₯🚨 You ever been locked out of your Google account? Like, you finally decide to log into your childhood YouTube account and BOOM πŸ’₯β€”you're locked out faster than I can say β€œthis is fine” while my life crumbles around me. πŸ˜±πŸ‘€ Well, hold my *non-fungible water bottle*, because Google is here with a FRIEND FEATURE. Yep, apparently, my random high school buddy from 10 years ago is now qualified to decide if I'm still me πŸ’€πŸ€‘. πŸ” Getting locked out? Just call up your *trusted* (πŸ˜‚ yeah right) BFF to verify your identity. Be like Drake pointing: β€œThis is who I wanna help me with my secrets” vs β€œWhy do I have to involve Chad, who doesn’t even text back?” πŸ˜’. 🌈 *"Yeah, we just added this feature because having strangers hack into your life was getting too mainstream,"* said a Google dev during a totally real, non-sarcastic Zoom call I totally witnessed. πŸ‘€πŸ’» Buckle up, because I predict the next step: Google will start a *trust no one* cult and you'll be required to have a digital security pet to help verify your existence. πŸ•πŸš€πŸ’° #CryptoPuppies4Life Anyway, if your β€œfriend” starts asking for crypto in return for unlocking your Google, just run. Don’t walk. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’¨πŸ’€βœ¨

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