While posting a comment at a blog, a google popup appeared as I logged into my google account, requesting my phone number. Some mumbo jumbo about needing it for security reasons in case I "lose" my password or my account gets hijacked. Aaalrighty then, click the red x thingy. Buh-bye.
How about the google guys beef up their security a bit more instead.
Isn't google in the process of buying a cell phone company? The name escapes me.
So google is getting in the cell provider bidness, and wants my phone number...hmmmm.
Is google affiliated with Facebook? For a while, I was getting that kind of popup every time I logged into Facebook. It said, if I didn't update my FB account with a phone number and ever lost my password, I would be SOL.
ReplyDeleteIf I lost my password and forever lost access to FB ...oh MY! Whatever would I do?!?
Oh wait, I really am not even that FOND of FB and I certainly don't have any pictures THERE that I don't have a dozen other places on my computer and my blog and on CD and ...what the heck ...if life just got too sad without FB, I guess I'd open a new account.
Nah ...I think I'd take as a sign from Above that I'm spending WAY TOO MUCH time on the computer and just let the FB go. I clicked the same red x you did.
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I generally have one telephone number that I use for ALL spam type stuff, online sign-ups where they simply demand a phone number, etc. Been using the same number for going on three years now and who knows how many spams, online requests, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe phone number?
202-456-1414
In case you don't (immediately) recognize it, it goes directly to the White House switchboard.
--AOA
LOL AOA that's funny as hell!
ReplyDeleteI received the same pop-up last night. Same result.
ReplyDeleteAs a security practice I do not provide any info randomly prompted. Tell me to go to my profile and update this for x reason and I might. That is unless I know for sure who the request is from.
@HossBoss Google is trying to Complete with Facebook. the New Google+