[tzs]

> It makes sense to add a way to recover access to your account if you fear that you may forget your password. It makes no sense to give google your phone number just in case they may out of nowhere decide that you look suspicious (for using firefox? moving to another country? something else?) and reject authenticating you despite being able to enter your password correctly.

Why should the reason you need to recover the account matter?

If the account is important to you, wouldn't losing it be equally bad regardless of whether you lost it because you forgot your password or you lost it because Google did something annoying?

[ttybird2]

I meant in terms of what google may need to prove that it is you.