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|    Alice J. to Jeff Liebermann    |
|    Re: Are we all handing to Google the SSI    |
|    30 Jan 16 23:24:03    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless       From: alice.jones-donotspam@ptd.net              Jeff Liebermann wrote in message       691qabt17mkv70rlt250rp4g2aob9euge6@4ax.com:              > However, your situation is probably a special case. Changing the       > Google account name so many times on a single Android device probably       > triggered some security alarms at Google. I would certainly call that       > "unusual activity". I don't know what might happen, but Google is       > probably interested in determining your identity and possibly       > contacting you.              I am very experienced in avoiding giving Google any phone number       or ancillary email.              It has been getting harder than ever in the past year.              I use VPN and Google really hates when you come in from multiple       IP addresses. I also change my user agent string a lot (it's       random, to avoid fingerprinting).              So, at this point, in the last few months, it has been almost impossible       to start a Gmail account without giving them a phone number. Sigh.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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