Gmail - Requires TXT or Phone Call verification

taB · 28 Jul 2011 at 08:52

It's asked me about 4 times to do this now. There must be a skip option as I've not filled it in yet.

I don't really want them to have my phone number.

Sunbed · 28 Jul 2011 at 09:24

stockhausen said:
No way that Google might want to 'harvest' all those 'phone numbers and eventually start tracking users . . .

No, they definitely wouldn't do such a thing . . .

Google have never trampled all over anyone's privacy concerns . . .

Oh hang on a tick , there's my mobile . . .

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Marky · 28 Jul 2011 at 09:24

It's not mandatory, you can skip it if you don't want the extra security...

leaskovski · 28 Jul 2011 at 09:30

Lakeland said:
You're right, the only problem here is that I don't own a mobile.

Landline, Virtual Number???

gillywibble · 28 Jul 2011 at 09:50

Marky said:
It's not mandatory, you can skip it if you don't want the extra security...

It is mandatory.

http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=114129&hl=en&ctx=ch_CreateAccount&p=mail

Marky · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:07

gillywibble said:
It is mandatory.

http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=114129&hl=en&ctx=ch_CreateAccount&p=mail

I'm not doubting you but I can't see where it says it is mandatory and I've been able to skip it for ages...

gillywibble · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:10

Marky said:
I'm not doubting you but I can't see where it says it is mandatory and I've been able to skip it for ages...

We may be at cross purposes here. There is telephone verification, and telephone account backup which are two separate things.

I can't see a way to skip the telephone verification.

platypus · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:11

Lolstockhausen does come out with some nonsense but he's right. I wouldn't give Google my phone number, ever. Even if my mobile phone is a work phone.

Marky · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:18

gillywibble said:
We may be at cross purposes here. There is telephone verification, and telephone account backup which are two separate things.

I can't see a way to skip the telephone verification.

We can't be because I've been using Gmail for years and have never entered my phone number into it =\ Not sure what to tell ya

gillywibble · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:22

Marky said:
We can't be because I've been using Gmail for years and have never entered my phone number into it =\ Not sure what to tell ya

Try setting up a new account

Marky · 28 Jul 2011 at 10:24

gillywibble said:
Try setting up a new account

Yeah I wonder if it only applies to accounts over a certain date maybe. Glad I don't have to hand my number over really

I know they probably won't use it, but I'd rather not