Question posted by jcanbr on August 1st, 2014
Why Does Yahoo Request A Cell Number To Create A New Account
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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on August 17th, 2014 5:42 PM
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Hi, Yahoo! requests your mobile phone number so that it can use it to provide you information for a password reset if you ever need to do so, and possible also to alert you about suspicious activity on your Yahoo! account.
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