• pewpew
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    916 months ago

    I’m not giving google my documents to confirm my identity, I’ll pass

      • pewpew
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        96 months ago

        They actually sent me an email one time that basically said: “We’ve changed some settings for you since yoi don’t look 18+”

      • unfinish_d
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        6 months ago

        Yeah, it’s definitely a good idea to make absolutely sure they have your confirmed identity, just to watch some YouTube videos. Some people actually care about privacy.

    • Psychadelligoat
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      136 months ago

      You don’t have to do that, just make a blank account with fake info and out a fake birthday

      • pewpew
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        76 months ago

        Maybe it’s a regional thing, they wanted some way to verify that I was really 18+. And Google requires a phone number if you want to create a new account, but I did make a couple more before this was a thing.

    • @bighatchester@lemmy.world
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      116 months ago

      Documents? I’ve never submitted any documents to login to any website before. Just give it a fake name with a made up birth date .

      • @gigachad@sh.itjust.works
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        176 months ago

        Unfortunately Google requires a phone number, which is linked to my person verified by documents. So it’s not really private or anonymous. If you run a normal Android Google knows who you are anyway.

        • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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          16 months ago

          Btw, how did that get pushed simultanously in all those countries? Isn’t anonymous communication a basic right? Did UKUSA pull some strings after the twin towers?

    • @Azzu@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      I gave them my documents with everything except the age blocked out with a black bar. I then digitally altered the birthdate to not be my real one. It worked.