Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message

Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by thewebguyd on Monday May 11, 2026 @12:02PM (#48096793)

Lack of accountability for the companies that allow their services & platforms to be used for spam/scamming.

Take DocuSign for instance. Still, this many years later, is a major source of phishing emails from their free trials. DocuSign could easily shut this down today by either requiring a CC for the trial, or forcing a call with a sales rep to start a trial. But they don't, they continue to allow their service to be used for wide scale phishing.

Atera, an RMM, is another one that has been a big source of malware delivery, also via the free trials.

Shutting down the trial accounts after the fact does nothing, the emails already went out.

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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by Analemma_ on Monday May 11, 2026 @01:43PM (#48098124)

I feel like there's no way for them to win, though. The kind of accountability you're talking about what require them to do essentially tons of KYC/AML vetting, and HN would be equally outraged about that.

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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by duskwuff on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:42PM (#48098977)

It's a little hard to get outraged about that hypothetical, given that legitimate usage of DocuSign typically involves sending them documents containing all sorts of sensitive information.

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