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Yeah, it's a big flaw in the setup. The instructions I linked have users add it temporarily, to unlock the rest of the options, and remove it afterwards.
by idlewords 9y ago
Yeah, it's a big flaw in the setup. The instructions I linked have users add it temporarily, to unlock the rest of the options, and remove it afterwards.
- yakult 9y agoOnce you've added it, it's google's forever and you've only got their word that they've 'deleted' it. I bet it's still available with a warrant.
- blfr 9y agoThe problem isn't that Google knows your phone number but that they will use it (or more precisely the attacker will use it after redirecting your texts) for account recovery which you can prevent by removing the number.