There's a rule of thumb that if an article poses a question in the headline then the answer is always no. I'm bucking that trend right now: yes you should give Google your phone number and here's why.

Tyler Lacoma has spent more than 10 years testing tech and studying the latest web tool to help keep readers current. He's here for you when you need a how-to guide, explainer, review, or list of the ...

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Add your phone number to your Google account so that you may recover your account if you lose access to it. You can also add your mobile phone number for security ...

SIM swapping is an infamous type of scam in which a cybercriminal takes over your mobile phone account to port your number to another phone or carrier. Now, Google Fi is offering its customers an ...

Have you ever received a text message or a phone call from someone asking you to verify your identity by sending them a code? If you have, you may have been targeted by the Google Voice verification ...

Any post about Google Voice brings a small collection of sighs and aggravation from our non-U.S. readers: "What about us?" Here's how you can obtain a U.S. Google Voice number and use it overseas. The ...

It was bound to happen: Two-factor authentication (2FA) – that extra step that’s supposed to keep our devices and personal information safe – just no longer ...

Google has quietly rolled out (via Android Police) a new tool that makes its much simpler to deregister the number you used for its first-party RCS-enabled Messages platform. You can already ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...