Comments on: Gmail Asking for Mobile number to activate Google account

By: swetha

swetha — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:04:34 +0000

Hi Arun,
I have activated 2 step verification in my mail and now the problem is i have move to londan and i lost old mobile number to which i used to get my verification code. Now i’m not able to login to my account without this code. Could lease suggest me how to update my moblie number if possible other wise how to deactivate this 2 step verification option..
Please help my to find a solution to my problem.. Thanks

By: rajesh

rajesh — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:51:39 +0000

Who said spam will reduce by having mobile no., this is just another of tracking the user’s.

Also since there is change in privacy policy, they are modifiying their ways of tracking the users.

I have gmail a/c and even though i mark the email as spam, I get the same type of email in my inbox.

This feature is just cover up google, as of now google is not good in handling spam where as yahoo is much better spam filters.

By: raghav vyas

raghav vyas — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:03:02 +0000

i want code for sending verification code on mobile or email -id using html or servlet

By: Sparkliecandy

Sparkliecandy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:19:05 +0000

I honestly agree that this is act is the best thing Google have done to reduce spam accounts. They have implemented this on other countries as well as of this time. I dont think this is a big problem for us as long as we stick to one primary gmail account.

By: nash

nash — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:27:42 +0000

Google asking for mobile numbers is huge invasion of privacy of a individual. Will never create a account on Google till this weird demand is removed.

By: sammy.ii;l

sammy.ii;l — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:50:24 +0000

I have already goven my phone number when I created my Gmail account. What are they going to do with my number and would they still keep it even after I have deleted my gmail account?

By: randit.l

randit.l — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:47:34 +0000

Do’t worry, they will keep you mobile number safe and will only ever use it to complete the creating of your Gmail account. They will not use your mobile number for anything else and will not ahre it with anyone!

By: anon

anon — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:24:33 +0000

I strongly disagree with this mobile number id thing. This move is bringin us one step closer to an orwellian world… It has nothing to do with spam, they could do anything a thousand other thigns about spam, it has got to do with anonymity, since you give that phone number, it makes it sooo much easier to track you down. The right of free speech is in danger, i could go further and say this is terrorism, they make you afraid of what you are going to write on your blogspot, send through email, etc…
do not fall into this one, they are changing the norms, i’m not gonna be a part of this, and i suggest you do the same and wake up people !