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30 Mar 2014, 05:23 AM | #1 |
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What's up with demanding cell phone numbers?
Yandex is very aggressive at asking for an SMS-capable phone number just about every time you do something in its web interface. At least you can set up an account without one, though. jubii.dk will create your account without one, but you can't use it until you give up your cell phone number (and it only accepts Danish cell phone numbers, so I had to abandon my account). And of course Google wants your number, but it's not nearly as aggressive as the previous two. This is a really annoying trend.
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30 Mar 2014, 05:35 AM | #2 |
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Funny, I posted about that when Hotmail started demanding additional information, like telephone numbers, on the pretext of helping you in case you lost your password.
No way would I ever provide that. |
30 Mar 2014, 05:49 AM | #3 |
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Same for me. So far as I know they don't (yet) spam the number you provide. I don't know why the European providers are more aggressive at wanting a number. Also not clear if locking out foreigners is an intended side effect of the cell phone requirement.
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30 Mar 2014, 06:35 AM | #4 |
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Ever since 2FA has been an available option on both Hotmail/outlook.com and Gmail, both have my cell 'phone number.
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30 Mar 2014, 06:47 AM | #5 |
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Since my password can't be cracked in a useful timeframe without torturing me, in which case they'd have physical possession of my phone too, I don't see the point of 2FA. I don't want to give out my phone number because I'm worried about text spam, and because I'm generally opposed to giving out unnecessary information about myself.
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30 Mar 2014, 06:58 AM | #6 | |
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If I have to give out a 'phone number for whatever reason on the internet, I give a Flextel number that I can monitor, and Flextel numbers do not accept (at time of writing, anyway) SMS text messages. |
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30 Mar 2014, 07:40 AM | #7 | |
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30 Mar 2014, 03:53 PM | #8 | |
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30 Mar 2014, 04:21 PM | #9 |
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30 Mar 2014, 04:34 PM | #10 | |
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Pulling that of with 2FA is much harder, because then your computer and phone should be compromised at the same time. |
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1 Apr 2014, 03:49 AM | #11 |
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It is now impossible to sign up for Gmail or Yahoo without a phone.
http://receivefreesms.com/ https://www.raymond.cc/blog/top-10-s...without-phone/ These sites may be helpful. |
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1 Apr 2014, 10:51 PM | #13 |
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Several (free) email services have my cell number.(among Gmail,Yandex,Mail.ru and QIP.ru)..never ever I have had a spam text. They use it merely as a second security feauture.
I have no problem with that. Facebook however is a different story.....;-) Dutchie |
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