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I noticed the other day when making a throw away google account that the phone number box was outlined in red implying it was mandatory. I called their bluff a
by LinuxBender 5y ago
I noticed the other day when making a throw away google account that the phone number box was outlined in red implying it was mandatory. I called their bluff and left it blank without running into issues. Could be I was in an A/B test, not sure really.
- ridgered4 5y agoCurious if that worked for you longer term. I remember getting stuck. I know twitter and facebook will allow you to proceed but then lock your account "for security reasons" pretty much immediately unless you cough up the goods.
- LinuxBender 5y agoThat could happen. It's been working for a few weeks but I only log in every few days to check on a youtube comment so who knows. Its fine for me really. I only create throw away accounts with them.
- marssaxman 5y agoThat happened when I created a twitter account a year and a half ago. Their explanation was obviously bullshit, as I had not posted even a single comment with the account. I felt peeved, so I filed daily complaints with customer service, and they eventually relented. (It's been a while, so my recollection is hazy, but I think it took a couple of weeks.)
- fomine3 5y agoI believe why they require phone number is to avoid abuse or KYC rather than 2FA.