But it's similar to other 2FA methods. First you can use alternative 2FA. When you don't have any more, you can use your recovery codes. If you don't have those, you have to rely on wetware - call support, prove your access in some other way.
> After the tenth failed attempt, the escrow record is destroyed.
This reads like literal nightmare fuel. Something out of a dystopian sci-fi novel. You get ten attempts to remember your PIN or your entire life will be utterly destroyed. You are locked out of society.
Also, what about if I break my iPhone and buy an Android[1]? Just SOL? That seems pretty anticompetitive
Tried once to see what access to a human I had with a personal GCP account billed a few hundred bucks every months, and the answer was “not much”, except for specific technical categories defined in the contact form.
But it's similar to other 2FA methods. First you can use alternative 2FA. When you don't have any more, you can use your recovery codes. If you don't have those, you have to rely on wetware - call support, prove your access in some other way.
The last step may not exist for free services...