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   Message 18,864 of 20,339   
   Frank Slootweg to pamela   
   Re: Are we all handing to Google the SSI   
   04 Feb 16 17:07:01   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   FYI, your attribution line (and the (last) MID in the 'References:'   
   header) is wrong. This is not in response to one of my postings, but   
   probably to one of Alice's.   
      
   pamela  wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > --   
   > pamela   
      
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