Comment by justsomehnguy
3 months ago
The only reason Google does that 2FA dance is to get your phone number 'cuz it tends to be a very strong persistent marker which is very useful for... advertisement.
3 months ago
The only reason Google does that 2FA dance is to get your phone number 'cuz it tends to be a very strong persistent marker which is very useful for... advertisement.
I have the same suspicion in general, but isn't it possible to use an authenticator app as the second factor instead of a phone number?
Try to register a new account without a phone number.