Google Automatically Adds Your Phone Number to Every Google Account on Your Android Phone

Google automatically verifies phone numbers on Android devices and adds them to every Google account signed in on the Phone. The setting is enabled by default, raising privacy concerns for users who keep personal, work, and secondary accounts separate. Google’s documentation confirms that the behavior covers both existing accounts and accounts added later. The feature, called Phone number verification, also covers new phone numbers added to a device. Adding another Google account can link it to numbers already on the Phone, while adding a new number can attach it to accounts already signed in. Users must turn the setting off themselves to stop automatic verification. According to Google’s support documentation, verification...

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