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   NotSludgeBomb (notsludgebomb@blob.cat)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:23:09 JST NotSludgeBomb

   Google, I gave you a recovery email address to verify new logins. I used this recovery email address to verify a new login. Why are you now demanding I give you my phone number? How is that any more verifiable? Something tells me you just want my phone number.

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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:23:59 JST :blobcathug:

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     @notsludgebomb they just want it... i once used a throw away number to activate a google account, didnt took 7 days until they forced me to verify with another one
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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:29:08 JST :blobcathug:

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     @notsludgebomb nah... they use it to verify that you are not a bot and they simply like your data...
     there arent many peoples who pay more than one phone subscribtion, so its a very neat way that they can verify how many accounts you have
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     NotSludgeBomb (notsludgebomb@blob.cat)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 22:29:12 JST NotSludgeBomb

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     @Jain what gets me is that I’ve never given them a phone number before. If it were for verification, they couldn’t possibly be verifying that it’s me, it’s just verifying that I… have a phone?