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submitted 11 months ago by chkno@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

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[-] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 16 points 11 months ago

Creating a new Google account isn't even possible without a phone number anymore. I had a new account which I didn't use in a while and it decided I need some old phone number to confirm my log in. There's no way to log in, recover or delete the account. There's no way I'm putting my daily account to that risk by giving them whatever phone number I have now

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 1 points 11 months ago
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