Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    No it doesn’t. It means that your email is encrypted and they don’t have a way to unlock it. If you don’t add recovery info or print out your unlock codes, you will lose access. Just like it says.

    2FA is more secure.

    • The Hobbyist@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      What are you talking about? Google is not encrypting their emails, where did you get that info from?