Being strongarmed into giving up your phone number is as much "for your security" as manifest v3 is "for your privacy". They could care less that you have 2FA e

Being strongarmed into giving up your phone number is as much "for your security" as manifest v3 is "for your privacy". They could care less that you have 2FA enabled, they want that phone number. Many people never change their numbers and enter them into hundreds of sites, creating a wealth of data which can then be profitably correlated with your email content, google account activity, searches, location, etc.