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This cannot be used without a government ID card in some countries: - You require a Google account to use it. - To create a Google account, the user needs a p
by RjQoLCOSwiIKfpm 4y ago
This cannot be used without a government ID card in some countries:
- You require a Google account to use it.
- To create a Google account, the user needs a phone number.
- SIM cards are in some countries only allowed to be sold if you show your ID card. Landline phones require a bank account, and those also require an ID.
Now, call me old fashioned, but even considering that I have nothing to hide about my music taste, I am appalled at needing government approval to search for music :)
And yes, I know I am a party pooper here, but this pattern has already creeped all over all Internet services, so at which point in time should we start to point it out everywhere if not now?
Anyway, to be constructive: If you want me to be human I will happily solve dozens of captchas or have my CPU run hot for a while to generate hashcash :) No need to involve daddy Google.
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- jmiran15 4y agoRemoving google sign in now. Any feedback in the comments would be great if you are able to use it!
- charcircuit 4y agoStop being overdramatic. You don't need a phone for a Google account. You can even use a fake name, birthday, gender, etc when setting up your account. source: I have made several Google accounts, but have only tied my primary account to my phone.
- SanjayMehta 4y agoDepends on the region you're creating the account from. If it's a VPN, google definitely tries to get a phone number.
- charcircuit 4y agoThen don't do that.
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- simonw 4y agoWhat country do you live in?
- charcircuit 4y agoUS