I don’t have a google account

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    3 days ago

    Bunch of services out there offering Free SMS Numbers for 2FA. You might also try searching “Burner SMS”, but anyways, there are options.

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        2 days ago

        For one I trust? Never actually used one, sorry. I’ve used faxburner, for faxing, without issue, but it doesn’t look like they offer SMS.

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        3 days ago

        burner SMS. Burner dummy Google account strictly for age-restricted content. I don’t really see what’s to lose?

        Also, you can turn off 2FA, so the number is only “needed” if you forget your password and/or lose access to the backup e-mail.

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            3 days ago

            I mean, finding ways around that is the whole point of Posts like this one?

            Personally, I use different browsers for different purposes on a rando Android phone(+vpn for torrents). I watch this community to try to stay abreast of current privacy/security issues, but I don’t make much effort to live it, as I’ll go dark long before I’ll really have anything to hide.

            Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go bitch at the librarians again, for disposing of the microfiche after they digitized it.