[Haranrk]

I’m not sure I understand why this particular line bothers you. They seem to just be emphasising that your Google account has a lot of information and therefore they are providing another way to secure it?

Whether this is a good method or not is a different discussion and I probably will not use this method

[samrus]

It sounds like extortion. Give us your face. It'd be a shame if something happens to all that data

[mdp2021]

> will not use this method

It's probably mandated (see mine at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49033329)