According to money-saving site Dan’s Deals they explain that the reseller was able to make some small amount of profit on the phones, which it split with the customers who had ordered the devices. The arrangements are against Google’s terms of service because Google states that customers “may only purchase Devices for your personal use [and] may not commercially resell any Device” When Google came to know about such people they took no time to block their Google account. As reported by Dan’s Deals, several users posted on their forum that they can’t access their accounts from past few days. Around 200 users were denied to use any Google services which include Google Photos, Gmail, Documents, Google Drive etc. A User also reported that the account suspension was not only limited to a single account, he was also locked out from the other Gmail account that he used for password recovery. The owner of Dan’s Deals, Dan Eleff thinks that it’s a “heavy-handed” act by google, though, he doesn’t defend the policy violation by people. Dan Eleff said “it’s the 21st-century version of losing priceless mementos in a house fire” Dan Eleff in a further update said that Google has reinstated the suspended accounts. In a statement issued him, Google said that they restore access to genuine accounts after doing investigations Users whose accounts have been reactivated received this message You can read out the full post here. So, what you think about this harsh action taken by Google? Share your views in comment box below. Your Google Account was suspended as part of our fraud prevention efforts, based on violations of our Terms of Service and Terms of Sale for Devices. After reviewing your appeal, we are re-enabling your account. Google takes violations of our terms very seriously, and we ask that you review relevant terms and product policies to ensure that you understand them. Repeated violations of our terms may lead to account termination. In order to access your Google account, please sign in. When you sign in, you will be asked to verify a security code via SMS. Once you verify the code, you will be able to access your account again. Last but not least, we wanted to remind you that Google users can always export and download their data from Google products like Gmail, Photos, and Drive while their account is active. In a few easy steps, you can create an archive to keep for your records or backup your data to another service. More information about backing up your data can be found at google.com/takeout.”
