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Re: Google 2SV without mobile number

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Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:
> Frank Slootweg wrote on 10 May 2024 14:07:42 GMT :
> 
> >> In a normal home environment, and therefore not in a corporate managed
> >> computer, does this new information mean anyone at home can now start a new
> >> Google email account without needing to have a phone number on file?
> >>
> >> How?
> > 
> >   Andy's reference is about enabling 2SV in an existing Google Account,
> > not about creating a new account.
> 
> Oh. I missed that. Thank you. 
> I'm allergic to 2SV/2FA as I feel it's an obvious invasion of privacy. 

  You're of course free to (try to) prevent use of 2SV/2FA, but AFAIK,
authenticator 'apps' (programs) don't have any privacy issue. Perhaps
others can comment on that.

> Much appreciated the clarification as Andy always has good information
> (so I wanted to be clear that I understood what he was informing us of).
> 
> >   Creating a new Google Account without a phone number has always been
> > possible, at least it still was on October 23 when I last tested this
> > (probably/possibly (also) for you).
> 
> Everyone says that but I'm no technical slouch and it *always* asks for a
> second verification, whether a phone or an email, and I give it neither.

  Yes, it *asks*, but you can *skip* it.

> Hence, it refuses to set up the account. I'll try again later to screenshot
> it for the team such that my experience has been GMail always requires it.

  That would be nice. Perhaps things are different for this side of the
pond (Andy, Chris and I are in Europe). BTW, this is about setting up a
new Google Account, not about Gmail.

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Google 2SV without mobile number Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-06 21:07 +0100
  Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-07 15:29 +0000
  Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-08 17:08 +0100
    Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-08 17:30 +0100
      Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-09 07:06 +0000
        Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-09 12:14 +0000
          Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-09 15:59 +0000
            Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2024-05-09 17:21 +0100
              Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-09 23:18 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-10 14:07 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-10 14:37 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-10 15:07 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-10 17:02 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-05-10 17:08 +0000
                Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-10 17:51 +0000
              Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-05-10 03:12 +0000
            Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2024-05-10 13:46 +0000
  Re: Google 2SV without mobile number Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-05-10 07:45 +0100

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