Google Drive Auto-Activates Secondary Accounts, Breaking Primary Account Attachments
Google Drive silently activates a secondary account and removes the ability to choose which account to use when attaching documents in apps. Users with multiple Google accounts lose control over which identity is used for file operations, creating confusion and broken workflows across linked Google apps like YouTube.
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