Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chromebook

Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by jdeibele on Sunday September 09, 2018 @12:39PM (#17946640)

I used to give my real birthday. Then I kept reading about how knowing that plus your address (usually easy to find on the internet - whitepages.com, etc.) got someone a long ways toward imitating you.

So I started making up birthdays but would have problems because I didn't remember them. So now I just use the epoch, which I think somebody here suggested.

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Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by gordo4 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @01:44PM (#17946921)

I put January 1, 1970 as my birthday, and sometimes I can tell sites convert to timestamp and then it rejects my entry because it evaluates to zero which is falsely.

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Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by gambiting on Sunday September 09, 2018 @01:58PM (#17946980)

The issue then is that some services will require a copy of your ID to recover/unlock your account, and if the birth dates don't match they won't do it.

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Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by Spooky23 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @07:40PM (#17948391)

I always use plausible typos.

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Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by 5555624 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @02:20PM (#17947068)

I use my sister's birthday. Other than the year, it's close to mine, and I don't forget it.

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Re:Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chrome... by gargravarr on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:39PM (#17971700)

I use the registration date of my car (which is 4 years older than me) since at least I can look it up.

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