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Google email spotlights Android phone number verification feature
Original: Google sent an email about the feature on Android phones that allows Google to regularly check and attach your phone num
Google has sent users an email about an Android feature that regularly checks and attaches their phone number to their Google account. Users note the stated purpose is to help others contact them more easily, not security, and that the setting is unrelated to backup or two-factor authentication, raising privacy concerns.
Why now: People are uneasy about Google linking phone numbers to accounts for contactability rather than security purposes.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 5 snapshots from 2 d ago to 2 d ago.
Evidence
- Google sent an email about the feature on Android phones that allows Google to regularly check and attach your phone number with your Google account "to help others contact you easier", and not for actual security reason. Not even related with the backup/2FA features. In order… · jimkats@infosec.exchange · 3
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