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Re:Never Buy A .online Domain by justsomehnguy on Thursday February 26, 2026 @02:03PM (#47170528)
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.
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Re:Never Buy A .online Domain by akoboldfrying on Friday February 27, 2026 @05:55PM (#47187029)
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?
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Re:Never Buy A .online Domain by justsomehnguy on Sunday March 01, 2026 @11:39AM (#47208218)
Try to register a new account without a phone number.
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