I think the option is a mobile number or a second email address. Edward via Samsung Galaxy Nexus On Aug 21, 2012 3:39 PM, "Luke Jaconetti" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Does 2-step verification require giving Google your cell phone > number? I don't like giving my cell phone number to vendors I do > business with; I sure as heck don't like giving it to Google. > > On Aug 21, 3:24 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good one, Bob. > > That is why I encourage Google users to enable the 2-step verification. > > Now, if we can get other online services to use something like Google's > > 2-step verification would make our live a little more secure. > > LastPass is highly recommended and respected amongst the tech community. > I > > like and use KeePass. There's an installer and a portable app from > Portable > > Apps. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Have a Better One, > > Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Race <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lately there have been a rash of very popular website databases getting > > > hacked and having their troves of user id's and passwords plundered. I > > > knew about this, my forebrain acknowledged it, but I didn't think much > > > about it. > > > > > No, I didn't get hacked. > > > > > I did read this article at ArsTechnica and it really opened my eyes > about > > > why these attacks are so important to you the individual. > > >http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/passwords-under-assault/ > > > > > For those that don't want to read the piece, think on this: The people > > > that gleaned that information from those big sites (LinkedIn, > Battle.Net, > > > etc.) didn't just get your current userid/password. They contributed > to a > > > tool that can make cracking other existing sites that much quicker and > > > easier. They added all those password possibilities to an ever-growing > > > application whose sole purpose in life is to figure out what a given > > > password is. The scary thing is these tools are now ubiquitous and > drop > > > dead simple to use. It won't be long before anyone with even a passing > > > interest of getting to your personal information, for whatever reason, > will > > > have a quick and easy way of doing just that. > > > > > Its a big deal. Change your passwords. Make them secure and different > > > per site. If you can, get a good password manager. I'm using > LastPass and > > > I really like it. > > > > > /cue "The More You Know" music > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/KSknjRJQzGAJ. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
