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Google: Haven't provided your phone number? It'd be a shame if something happened to your email... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by chkno@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

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[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think you understand. They don't force you to use Google Authenticator. They don't let you use any authenticator app until you give them your phone number.

This tactic was used in the past by many other sites, off the top of my head LinkedIn, Facebook, Amazon. It's a scheme to get your number because then it can be used to cross-identify you everywhere.

Example: if I were to verify my phone number with Twitch, which is an Amazon company, they would be able to correlate everything I ever bought on Amazon with my gaming habits.