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zaxomi
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Ask HN: YouTube down?
When YouTube comes back up again, I can recommend Tom Scott with "Single Point of Failure: The (Fictional) Day Google Forgot To Check Passwords"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4GB_NDU43Q
ateesdalejr
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Yes! This video was what caused me to reconsider my use of Google services seriously.
scrollaway
on Oct 17, 2018
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I was wondering how to react if this happened to me while watching the video. If, like me, you use Google with your email on your own domain (eg. gsuite), you could, in an emergency, change your MX records to something non-google.
corobo
on Oct 17, 2018
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Worth noting that "In an emergency" also relies on your MX records' TTL being set to a low value
breakingcups
on Oct 18, 2018
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And the DNS not being managed by Google and the domain not being bought through Google.
acobster
on Oct 17, 2018
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Wow, thanks for the recommendation. Harrowing.
DonaldFisk
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It's back up.
mito88
on Oct 17, 2018
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it's black!
:)
mito88
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damn!!!
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