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joevandyk
on May 23, 2012
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The only way to get hold of a human at Google
To setup 2 factor auth, you have to give them a phone number that you can receive a call or sms on, I believe.
archivator
on May 23, 2012
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I'm pretty sure that's just for recovery. The actual setup involves scanning a QR code in the Authenticator app, which is the seed for the TOTP -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_Al...
jakobe
on May 23, 2012
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Yes, but they show you that QR code only AFTER you gave them your phone number and typed in the confirmation code.
vivekkrish
on May 23, 2012
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Which is why I provide my Google Voice number for this purpose. Works perfectly!
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