• pewpew@feddit.it
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    I’m not giving google my documents to confirm my identity, I’ll pass

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      As if they don’t already know everyones age by now from our collected data.

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

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        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.

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      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 .

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        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.

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          You can create an account on an Android phone that has no SIM or other accounts on it without being required to provide a phone number. Use an old wiped phone just for this.

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          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?

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      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.