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		lucb1e on Oct 21, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adding a phone number to your Google account can m... > We do send an email when you log in from a new device. Which is a non-optional pain in the butt if you don't store cookies. Every login is a new device. Twitter does the same, I got so tired of cleaning up my inbox that I rarely log in anymore without a good reason. (I already didn't log into Google without good reason so that didn't change.)

CamperBob2 on Oct 21, 2016 [–]

Why wouldn't you store cookies?

lucb1e on Oct 21, 2016 | [–]

From the biggest ad network in the world? The real question is: why do you?!

CamperBob2 on Oct 21, 2016 | | [–]

So that I get ads for microcontrollers, FPGAs, and PLL synthesizer chips, and not fishing supplies, groceries, or feminine hygiene products.

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