Author Topic: Phone number required for making a Gmail/Google account  (Read 11736 times)

Since when did I not know this.

wtf how did he get the donkey update!
I want this so bad :(

Was able to make another account using that link without entering a phone number.
I guess I'll try deleting all Google cookies then to see if Google is deliberately trying to forget with me.

I guess I'll try deleting all Google cookies then to see if Google is deliberately trying to forget with me.
when has google not done that


If it asks for a phone number then cancel registration, delete cookies and try again
I have no idea what is going on but after the 3rd try I was able to register a new google account without a phone number

Why not just register your phone number?
I'm pretty sure it's needed for future recovery and confirmation.

Why not just register your phone number?
I'm pretty sure it's needed for future recovery and confirmation.
Because google doesn't need to know it?

"My privacy is important to me so I won't give them my phone number like I do with people"

Because google doesn't need to know it?
Why not, it's not like they send advertisers after you to call you daily?

Why not, it's not like they send advertisers after you to call you daily?
you wouldn't give your phone numbers to everyone you see would you?

you wouldn't give your phone numbers to everyone you see would you?
Yep google is a random person
Stop being so paranoid.

Yep google is a random person
Stop being so paranoid.
we can argue about this all day and it still wouldn't get us anywhere

we can argue about this all day and it still wouldn't get us anywhere
With your genius comparisons it wouldn't no.

I would honestly rather have somebody have to steal my phone in order to recover my password than to have somebody passguess into my Google and spam my teachers.

"My privacy is important to me so I won't give them my phone number like I do with people"