From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2024-01-29 08:41:13 +0000, barrym95838 said:   
   > On Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:24:40 AM UTC-8, mmphosis wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Do you use Google Groups to talk in this forum?   
   >>   
   >> No. I am unable to login to Google because like a growing number of   
   >> other> sites they require a cell phone number which I don't have.   
   >   
   > I have never owned a cell phone, and I am logged into Google on   
   > mydesktop pretty much always, including now.  Maybe I joined before   
   > thatbecame a requirement?   
      
   It is a relatively new requirement, partly to supposedly stop people   
   creating lots of Gmail adddresses for use as spamming accounts, etc.   
      
   BUT, it's not consistent. I'm not sure if it is a random option, a   
   regional option, or only if you create too many accounts in a short   
   timeframe. As a test, I just created a new Gmail account without being   
   asked for a mobile phone number. But towards the end of last year when   
   I tried to create a throw away account, a mobile phone number was   
   required. Same computer, same web broswer, same version of the MacOS.   
      
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