Re: What's The World Coming To?

From	Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: What's The World Coming To?
Date	2012-08-16 13:08 +0000
Organization	Miskatonic U
Message-ID	<slrnk2ps6l.2qd5.g.kreme@mbp55.local> (permalink)
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  Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:54:21 -0400, Davoud wrote:

>> Google of late has been urging me to give them my mobile phone number.
>> Really? When I say no, I get taken to another page that asks me if I'm
>> sure I don't want to give it to them because it's really, really
>> important for Google to have it. Really really? Google, on a scale of 1
>> to 144, where do you think my IQ falls?

> I am glad someone else finds this dubious.  When it happened to me it was 
> claiming that I had repeatedly typed the wrong password.  I know it takes 
> time for muscle memory to kick in when I create a new password, but on 
> this occasion I took special care and Google still told me it was wrong.

The mobile number is used for account recovery purposes.

> I really did feel suckered that I gave in and handed them my number, 
> therefore had no compunction about deleting that account when they 
> offered an easy way to do that as part of their changes in terms and 
> conditions. At that time, their slurping of wifi data was still in the 
> news.

Yes, the evil google stealing all that *PUBLICLY BROADCAST INFO*! OHNOES!

> When I moaned about it online various folks leapt to Google's defence, 
> assuring me it wasn't being abused.  I remain unconvinced.

People love to panic about stupid shit, and the media loves to have
people panic about stupdi shit.

-- 
Train Station: where the train stops.  Work Station: ...

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What's The World Coming To? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-15 12:48 -0400
  Re: What's The World Coming To? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-08-15 17:49 +0100
    Re: What's The World Coming To? Don Bruder <fake@spamdump.invalid> - 2012-08-15 11:20 -0700
      Re: What's The World Coming To? Salvatore <sal@yojimbo.hack.invalid> - 2012-08-15 18:38 +0000
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-08-15 14:47 -0400
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Don Bruder <fake@spamdump.invalid> - 2012-08-15 14:12 -0700
      Re: What's The World Coming To? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-15 22:47 -0400
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-08-15 23:54 -0400
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-08-16 00:13 -0400
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 04:29 +0000
          Re: What's The World Coming To? Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2012-08-16 06:49 +0200
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 13:08 +0000
          Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-16 17:55 +0000
            Re: What's The World Coming To? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-16 15:29 -0400
              Re: What's The World Coming To? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-08-16 13:52 -0700
                Re: What's The World Coming To? gerencia@gruposemtel.com - 2012-08-16 14:36 -0700
                Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-16 22:02 +0000
              Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-17 05:02 +0000
            Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-18 00:34 -0400
              Re: What's The World Coming To? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-19 14:23 +0000
              Re: What's The World Coming To? Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2012-08-19 09:37 -0500
                Re: What's The World Coming To? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-19 10:47 -0400
    Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-15 20:43 +0000
      Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:25 -0400
        Re: What's The World Coming To? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-16 03:32 +0000
    Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:24 -0400
  Re: What's The World Coming To? Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.edu> - 2012-08-17 01:26 -0400
    Re: What's The World Coming To? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-18 00:16 -0400

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