It goes without saying that to use a good part of the firm’s products at this time, we need to enter our email and its corresponding password. This way we will have access to most of the platforms that Google offers us. But in many cases the use of a simple password is not enough, which is why we use alternative methods that allow us to protect it as much as possible.
An example of all this is found in the function called 2-step verification that the company itself offers us. However, Google wants to simplify the activation of this additional protection to the fullest with this news that we are going to tell you.
And the search giant has just announced that it intends to simplify the process of setting up this two-step verification. Obviously, all this in order to protect your users’ accounts faster and more effectively. From now on we will have the possibility of activating two-step verification without having to add a phone number, as before.
And before this change, Google required users to provide their mobile phone number before they could configure this protection method. Needless to say, many users disagreed with this rule mostly for privacy reasons.
How to set up Google 2-step verification
However, from this moment on, when we go to configure the account protection method and select the authentication system, we can skip phone number. Obviously, this will be effective if we use any of the other verification methods. For example, we can use a hardware security keya much more reliable method than doing it with your cell phone.
Without a doubt this is a welcome measure for most users. One of the main reasons for the change is that trusting a phone number is not an entirely safe option. It is worth mentioning that one-time passwords, based on an SMS message, can be easily hacked. Likewise, they can become a danger if our mobile device is stolen or lost.
To configure this additional security system we only have to access the configuration page of our Google account from any browser. We achieve this through this link.
At this point, it is worth mentioning that Google allows us to choose between several options to configure this 2-step verification. It is important to know that activating the secure function greatly prevents our account from being hacked, even if your personal access password is leaked.
Now that we no longer have to use our mobile phone number and provide it to Google, perhaps many will be encouraged to activate this additional security method. And privacy is also becoming increasingly important in this sense.
