Interestingly, I recall [from several years ago] that during the account creation, when Google asked for phone number to send the verification code to, it specifically stated that the phone would not be "linked" to the account and used "just" for verification. I guess, there was some fine print attached to that...
They did this to me recently after booting me out of gmail\yt etc on my desktop that has been logged in for years
I have specifically avoided giving them my phone number - even when they tried to scare me into it recently
Just absolutely no respect for consent - do I have to record my screens wile using my computer and save the video forever to prove this stuff and would it change a thing
