Comments on: Google AdSense Phone Verification http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2-15006 By: adguy http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-27457 adguy Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:02:32 +0000 http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-27457 Any idea _why_ Google requires a telephone number for adsense? Their excuse "to protect the accounts" sounds soooo lame! What's the real reason, why is it not possible to say that you don't want phone contact? Isn't there enough protection on the account already? Any idea _why_ Google requires a telephone number for adsense? Their excuse “to protect the accounts” sounds soooo lame! What’s the real reason, why is it not possible to say that you don’t want phone contact? Isn’t there enough protection on the account already?

]]> By: Matt Freedman http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-13406 Matt Freedman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:42:48 +0000 http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-13406 Maybe they don't want to overload their automated phone system, and do it the verification in batches, waiting for a specific number of confirmations before rolling it out to more people? Do you see the PIN verification? Maybe they don’t want to overload their automated phone system, and do it the verification in batches, waiting for a specific number of confirmations before rolling it out to more people?

Do you see the PIN verification?

]]> By: Michael Kwan http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-13404 Michael Kwan Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:24:05 +0000 http://mattsblog.ca/2008/01/28/google-adsense-phone-verification/#comment-13404 I just logged into my Adsense account and didn't see this yet. I guess it's a slow rollout. I just logged into my Adsense account and didn’t see this yet. I guess it’s a slow rollout.

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