dargonhuman Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I just tried to pop into my Youtube account real fast to see if any of my subscriptions had updated, only to get a screen informing me that I can no longer use YouTube without linking it to my Google account "for security reasons".Well, seems like a heavy-handed and desperate attempt to get new Google accounts, but fine, what's one more free account I need to keep track of? I figured I'd just use one of my stock throw-away username/password combos that I have for free accounts I don't plan to use and...Wait, why do I have to verify my password through my phone? The hell? Why can't I use my Yahoo account? Are you serious? 1) I'm not giving Google my phone number; they're the spam-ad Goliaths of the modern age and I honestly don't trust them to not ad-blast my phone, 2) I pay for my texts and I'm not wasting my money to verify my account when I can do it for FREE through email, 3) I don't post my phone number anywhere online unless I absolutely have to, such as for online job applications or trusted sites like Amazon.I think it's just dumb to force people to verify their account through their phone. I know a lot of people who have to either pay for their texts, don't know how to text or don't get texts at all on their phones. Where does this leave them if they want to watch YouTube? And why not give the option of verifying through email?I guess I'll just go to DailyMotion until I get a reply from Google about whether or not I can verify through my Yahoo. That is, unless DM got bought out by someone like Ask.com or AOL and I have to create accounts with them too... Part of the Star Traks network. (^^Clicky!) Irony: An amnesiac rediscovering they have an eidetic memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Umm, Google's pretty trustworthy. You shouldn't have to worry too much, although this is weird to confirm via text. If you can't trust Google, what site would you trust. I used to get a message every time I log into my Youtube account to connect to my gmail account, but there was always an option to say no. I don't get the message anymore however. ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hegelstad Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 ughh, i hate all those hyped people believing that Google is gonna get world dominance by selling all their info, honestly, why would they? It would ruin the business. Just live with it or stop using the _free_ youtube service. My lame drops:6 Effigys1 D Med - 1 D Dagger1 Verac's Helmet - 1 Guthan's Platebody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffy1 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Do you have a hotmail account?Because that seems to have worked for me. Now I can log onto google using that hotmail for a username, with a different password.I only had to click the link in the email I received for account activation, then closed it without adding any mobile phone numbers.Upon clicking it again it said my email had been verified. Tip.It Website Crew Leader[hide=Quotes]I love it how Jafje comes outa nowhere and answers my questionsHehe now we know what real life does...drugs, drugs, more drugs. Thank god we are addicted to something that won't kill us. [/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skill_Caster Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Some hacker probably tried to bruteforce your account, and locking your account is how Google tried to protect your personal information. I've been a Google user for at least 4 years; verifying an account by text message was originally how you got into the Gmail program. And why you're accuse them of forcing users to create new accounts, when they have a text method verification process in place to limit the number of new accounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 They're always suggesting I link, but I've always been able to opt out. I'll continue doing so until they force me to do otherwise, at which point I'll stop using an account for youtube. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 don't give your number. make a trash hotmail account and use it as the recovery email or w/e gmail asks for during sign up and you won't have to give up your phone # doesn't matter if you "trust" a company, it's silly to think that the people who run the company at the moment is going to run it forever :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Facebook has had trouble for selling personal information, and people trust it more than google. I wouldn't trust Google either seeing their past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 don't give your number. make a trash hotmail account and use it as the recovery email or w/e gmail asks for during sign up and you won't have to give up your phone # doesn't matter if you "trust" a company, it's silly to think that the people who run the company at the moment is going to run it forever Ahh yeah, that's why I didn't have to text confirm for one of my trash gmail account I made like last week. ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargonhuman Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 don't give your number. make a trash hotmail account and use it as the recovery email or w/e gmail asks for during sign up and you won't have to give up your phone # That helps, thanks! And thanks also to Jaffy1 for the same suggestion. Gonna go do that now. doesn't matter if you "trust" a company, it's silly to think that the people who run the company at the moment is going to run it forever Exactly. Look at YouTube itself and Jagex... How about Marvel? Add to that Google has had problems keeping personal info secure in the fairly recent past, and it's not much of a leap of logic why I don't trust them. Besides, in these days of mass corporate buyouts and corruption, I trust very few institutions, and the ones I do trust are only trusted provisionally (i.e. I have to trust them to conduct my personal business, like amazon.com).Call me paranoid, but just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean someone ISN'T out to get me... Part of the Star Traks network. (^^Clicky!) Irony: An amnesiac rediscovering they have an eidetic memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I never get bored at laughing at the hysterics people get into when their oh so precious personal information is needed on the internet. You all give your personal information out numerous times in real life, but as soon as it comes to something online the world is out to sell any information and do some sort of bad stuff to it. Internet paranoia is laughable. Honestly, all this suspicion has no base, it's as bad as my Grandmother not doing banking over the phone and only doing it in person because she thinks people will tap into the phone line. The paranoia is all in the head and is a joke. Just give them your phone number, they won't do anything with it, and if they did, what's the worst that would happen? Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Just give them your phone number, they won't do anything with it, and if they did, what's the worst that would happen? they sell your number and you get spam on your phone maybe that's not a big deal to you but that would make me change my number :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 It would be nice if you would provide proof of this. Until then it is just paranoia. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yup, they forced me to link. RIP youtube account. Ahh well.... "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 It would be nice if you would provide proof of this. Until then it is just paranoia. what's the worst that would happen? :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well ya should be using gmail anyways, best free e-mail service out there. :thumbup: My youtube/gmail is linked but I never had to text to get it set up, chances are likely that the example above occurred, someone tried to get into your youtube account. Just having anything related runescape seems to be a pass to have some weirdo out there trying to get access to your [cabbage]. "A time comes when silence is betrayal" MLKJ Speak your mind, but be civil.Get mad, but do not rage.Do unto others as you would want done to yourself. "] Follow the doughnut to my blog! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffy1 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 don't give your number. make a trash hotmail account and use it as the recovery email or w/e gmail asks for during sign up and you won't have to give up your phone # That helps, thanks! And thanks also to Jaffy1 for the same suggestion. Gonna go do that now.Anytime. Did it work? :) Yup, they forced me to link. RIP youtube account. Ahh well....Try linking the Google account to a trash mail account you have, then try the way described above? Tip.It Website Crew Leader[hide=Quotes]I love it how Jafje comes outa nowhere and answers my questionsHehe now we know what real life does...drugs, drugs, more drugs. Thank god we are addicted to something that won't kill us. [/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I don't like the idea of being forced to do it anyway, and losing my youtube account is no big loss. I'll keep it in mind if I ever feel a need to link. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSxqPowerx Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I just linked it to my hotmail account. You don't need to use a phone number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargonhuman Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just give them your phone number, they won't do anything with it, and if they did, what's the worst that would happen? The worst that could happen is they change hands and sell my number anyway, or it gets leaked somehow (either through a hack or stupidity) and I pay a ton in unsolicited emails and phone calls. Or, have to change my number and then update everyone who has my number, just so that I could watch some YouTube vids. Not. Worth. It. You all give your personal information out numerous times in real life No, I actually don't give out my personal info irl every day; more often than not I decline when asked, and pay cash whenever feasible. I'm not registered to vote, I don't sign up for rewards programs or store cards, I only have a bank debit card and a Greendot card for online shopping - I only ever give out personal info when I absolutely have to, and even then, grudgingly.And no, creating a hotmail account didn't work; all it did was give me the option of verifying with a voice call instead of just text, which defeats the purpose of not giving them my number. someone tried to get into your youtube account. Just having anything related runescape seems to be a pass to have some weirdo out there trying to get access to your [cabbage]. I won't say it's not likely someone tried to bruteforce access to my YouTube, but it's probably not RS related; I don't watch RS vids and have never made any so there's nothing linking my accounts. If anything, it was some butthurt troll that I flamed with logic that tried to get in and post his pr0n on my channel to get me in trouble. Or...YouTube is changing their service again. Regular 'Tubers know how often THAT'S happened the last few months. How many times have they changed the page layouts since August? 4? 5? Part of the Star Traks network. (^^Clicky!) Irony: An amnesiac rediscovering they have an eidetic memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bows Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I verified it through my phone a while ago. Haven't had a single ad text or what have you. I feel a bit like you're blowing something small way out of preportion; that's just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oh gosh, the Youtube layout change was the only pointless aesthetic change I've ever been pissed about. ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Oh gosh, the Youtube layout change was the only pointless aesthetic change I've ever been pissed about.Pointless, yes, but it pales in comparison to what Kotaku did. Holy [cabbage] that was a terrible layout change. I was going to eat hot dogs for dinner tonight. I think I will settle for cereal. OPEN WIDE HERE COMES THE HELICOPTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I verified it through my phone a while ago. Haven't had a single ad text or what have you. I feel a bit like you're blowing something small way out of preportion; that's just me though. This is the internet, where heightened paranoia reigns supreme, where nobody can be trusted, where evil lurks on ever page, where every website is run by a suit caring for nothing but money. This is Google, if they wanted all of your personal information they could get it so easily it is almost unimaginable. But oh no, now because they want your phone number they actually want to give away all your information? Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just give them your phone number, they won't do anything with it, and if they did, what's the worst that would happen? they sell your number and you get spam on your phone maybe that's not a big deal to you but that would make me change my number I've had my Google account linked to my mobile for years and not got one spam text. and I pay a ton in unsolicited emails and phone calls.Most cell companies have ways to prevent abuse, however must phone plans for non smartphone cover 500+ texts and are based on minutes - not total calls. To use 500 texts in 30 days? thats over 15 texts a day. Or, have to change my number and then update everyone who has my number, I get invited to a facebook group for a new number weekly because of people messing up phones and changing providers. Heck, Just do what a friend did, mass text everyone, it's not a hassle that would take 2-3 minutes. IF AND A BIG IF it ever happened. No, I actually don't give out my personal info irl every day; more often than not I decline when asked, and pay cash whenever feasible. I'm not registered to vote, I don't sign up for rewards programs or store cards, I only have a bank debit card and a Greendot card for online shopping - I only ever give out personal info when I absolutely have to, and even then, grudgingly. Are you one of those people who wear gloves out in public because you're afraid to touch anything or anyone? Watch out an Alien is behind you!!!!! He's got a ICEPICK TOO....AHHHHH "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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