I used to monetize my YouTube channel via Adsense account that belongs to my friend. Few months back his Adsense account was disabled (un-recoverable) hence my YouTube channel is now not monetizing. We work in the same place, and sometimes use the same computer. I've seen that his email address (disabled for Adsense) and my email address used to create my YouTube channel are added under same Google Chrome Browser (I know it can be removed). Since his email address and my email address were somehow linked as monetizer or liked via some YouTube role and Google also found foot-print under Google Chrome. Is it still safe for me to open or apply for new Google Adsense account? Will I get banned because I was somehow linked with my friend's email a/c?
You can try, but I suspect that you will not be approved for being closely associated with a disabled account.