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> Not to mention, creating a Google account still requires a phone in many cases. Not just creating a Google account; logging into a pre-existing Google accoun
by cesarb 4y ago
> Not to mention, creating a Google account still requires a phone in many cases.
Not just creating a Google account; logging into a pre-existing Google account can require you to add a verified phone number. I had that happen to a relative (who does not even have a phone): when trying to login to their account, Google required a second factor to prove that the account was still theirs, and having access to the recovery email was not enough, the only thing it accepted was a SMS verification (which made zero sense, since there's no way Google could know whether that phone number was actually theirs).
- LorenPechtel 4y agoIt actually does make some sense--the black hat isn't going to want to give their phone number, and if they're beyond the reach of US law they're very unlikely to have a US phone number available.
- cesarb 4y ago> they're very unlikely to have a US phone number available. ...guess what, we don't have any US phone number available either! We only have Brazilian phone numbers, and Google did accept the Brazilian phone number I tried (which was not theirs, since like I said, they don't have a phone in the first place).