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Google is asking for my number!

Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member -  
MPMP10 Posted messages 47388 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
I want to create a Gmail account, but Google is asking for my phone number, which I refuse to provide!
What can I do?

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    MPMP10 Posted messages 47388 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 002
     
    Hello, 
    What can I do?

    By clicking on next...
    The phone number is optional...


    "Everyone wants to save the planet, but no one wants to take out the trash"
    Jean Yanne.
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    1. Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member
       
      Hello, I tried but Google told me that the number was required. I went to Outlook
      Thank you
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      1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47388 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 002 > Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member
         
        Hello,
        Personally, I followed the procedure for creating the account and by clicking on next, I moved on to the next step without any difficulty...
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      2. Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 568 > MPMP10 Posted messages 47388 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hi,

        It works (maybe....) still, but not for long...

        "Indeed, starting from November 9th, Google will enforce two-factor authentication for all users of its online services."

        (source)
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      3. MPMP10 Posted messages 47388 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   19 002 > Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        Hi,
        What a shame...
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  2. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215
     
    Hello,

    You can find an email provider in Paris among the many existing ones that is less intrusive than Google and doesn't require a phone number.

    --
    Light a fire for someone and they will be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. -Terry Pratchett-
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    1. Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member
       
      That's what I did, thank you.
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  3. Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 568
     
    Hello,

    One should not be under any illusions... two-factor authentication is going to become essential

    https://www.commentcamarche.net/securite/protection/1789-compte-google-double-authentification-bientot-obligatoire/

    It's actually not the most practical... far from it...

    But it is going to tend to become widespread... and services that do not require this are becoming increasingly rare...

    --
    My mission is to kill time and hers is to kill me in turn.
    It's quite comfortable among assassins. (E.Cioran)
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    1. Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member
       
      Thank you very much, you are right.
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      1. Xileh Posted messages 19446 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 568 > Fureteur_07 Posted messages 9 Status Member
         
        No problem!

        Moreover, this system isn't the most responsive... I set it up recently and when I start my PC and want to connect to Gmail, it sometimes requires me to refresh the login request via my smartphone... and this happens several times before the access is granted... and the mailbox is available...
        And... a few minutes later, I get the notifications of the successive requests I may have made that come through on my phone...
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