XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: invalid@nospam.com   
      
   On 15:00  3 Feb 2016, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
      
   > 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).   
      
   Changing the User Agent String doesn't stop Chrome and Firefox from being   
   identified by their unique browser ID number.   
      
   See your browser's number here:   
   http://ip-check.info/   
      
   > 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.   
      
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