Google links Android phone numbers across signed-in accounts by default
The behavior raises privacy concerns for people keeping personal, work and secondary accounts separate. According to Cyber Security News, Google automatically verifies the numbers, and its documentation says the setting covers both accounts already on the device and those added later, rather than only newly signed-in accounts.
Covered by 2 publishers within 23 hours of the first report.
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TechRadar Google sparks privacy outrage with new Android phone number default · James Rogerson
Cyber Security News Google Automatically Adds Your Phone Number to Every Google Account on Your Android Phone · Abinaya