How to break back into your locked accounts

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 11:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Locked out. The darkness is closing in. If only he had read this article. (Andrew Neel/Unsplash/)Most of the time, we log into our apps and digital accounts on autopilot—it’s easy when our devices remember our information and we never sign out. That’s why losing access to one or more of the digital accounts you rely on every day can be a major headache.Perhaps you’re setting up a new device and you can’t remember your password because it’s been so long since you actually had to log in somewhere new. Or maybe you’ve been the victim of a hack or data breach, and someone else has changed your password and locked you out of your accounts.Hopefully you’re never in situations like those, but if you are, fixing the problem will be much easier if you prepare now. Each of your accounts has some kind of recovery process, so it’s important to...

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