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

Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

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[-] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 204 points 1 year ago

Dumb take. All it's warning you is that without those, you won't have a way to recover your account it you lose your password or if it's hacked and someone changes it.

[-] KhalBrogo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Actually I had to let go of an email because Google wouldn’t let me login without giving my number or alternative email

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