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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Google 2SV without mobile number
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 07:06:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> 
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>> 
>>> Is apparently now acceptable
>>> 
>>> <https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/updates-for-configuring-two-step-verification-for-your-google-account.html>
>> 
>> How is this news? 
> 
> I only posted it because there are people who have complained it wasn't 
> possible to access gmail with oauth, or app specific passwords without 
> registering a verifiable phone number ...

Using a third party app for reading gmail does require 2SV/MFA, but no idea
why people felt that a phone number was needed. It is an option, but not
the only one.