I fuckin’ signed in to YouTube with my existing account damn it
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You can skip that step. Not that it’s okay, tho.
For now.
not for now, but forever. they’d be in huge trouble with EU regulations should they ever dare to change it
They already force phone numbers in the EU.
Literally every of these Google “add information xy” boxes has been skippable for years now
Trust me, Google already knows your home address.
More like asking you to confirm what they already know.
They don’t even pretend it’s for security reasons and just admit it’s for ads 🤣
They use it for Google Maps as a pin. Nothing new, and not particularly weird either. You can just skip it and not tell them.
Skip
We may not always have that option…
Where?
Seems like you can remove that address later as google said themselves in that screenshot.
What kind of bullshit is this?
God, I dislike Google so much. Funny to remember that once their motto used to be, “Do no evil.” Ha, good times.
It’s been doing this for over a decade. It’s used by maps to create automatic pins for home and work, for easier routing (and profit if course).
Oh? Just what I was looking for! An opportunity to be manipulated more effectively by my owners.
You can change or remove this any time…
Haha, cute.
I mean this isn’t new. How do you think you can say go to work or go home and have maps take you there.
It’s less creepy than asking “This is your home address, isn’t it?”
Seeing this post made me realize I have fallen for this trap already.
Bruh, I was testing some android features and wiped an android phone, then when I tried to log in again, they wanted a verification code from the previous device, the one I just wiped. Not even will a phone number satisfy them.
Its essentially locked out, unless I get a time machine to undo wiping the phone.
I mean, what happens if someone lose their phone and wants to log in to google to wipe their device? Like… how would you obtain the verification code on a phone a thief now has?
Its just even just privacy issues, Google is braindead when it come to their “security”.
Luckily, I wiped it in settings so FRP was off.
I like how you conveniently cropped out the “try another way” button:
Read my other comment. It leads back to the same thing.
No, this is user error. It clearly strongly recommended you to print out your backup code when the MFA was enabled. If you forgot or ignored it and then wiped an important phone, that’s on you.
Okay, so I attempted to access it again. Its currently in a weird state of partial access.
I can “log in” but as soon as I try to access anything, say, Gmail, I get that screen again.
This is what the settings page looks like:
So its not totally locked out, but its not functional either, I’m not even on a VPN.
Notice, 2FA is off.
Then I click Gmail and get this:
I tap “more ways to verify” and get this:
I tap the only option, and it circles back to the previous screen.
🤷♂️
I like that when you come across one of the many Google dark patterns and complain about it, a fanboy always shows up out of nowhere to tell you it’s impossible and you did something wrong.
I once had an issue logging in to Google where they wanted to verify me some way that I couldn’t complete. I eventually got around it by going through the “Forgot Password” workflow instead of logging in normally. I have no idea if this still works or whether it will make things worse for you, but if all else fails it might be worth a try.
MFA was never enabled.
There’s a shit ton of new regulations and they’re probably trying to figure out what filters and shit to apply to which viewers
With your phone they already know it and where you are in every moment, if you don’t desactivate GPS.
Unless you live in an apartment.
Puts: 123 Fake St
Hey! I live there!
Use Google’s address.
This was fun when my business address was some office I’d never been to.
