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Why don't boards.ie make you confirm your account with a mobile number?

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  • 17-04-2012 3:15pm
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    bananarama22
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭


    In other systems, youtube I think and gmail, you have to confirm with a mobile number. This system, if employed, will reduce the number of accounts a person can have to essentially one, or even confirm with a sms and pay a paltry fee of 1 euro, the reduction in traffic form trolls and hence advert viewing will then be recouped in sms registration fees ??? :D
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    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Join Date: Apr 2012
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    Hmmmmmm....


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,468 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    You don't need a mobile number to use google or youtube. And it would suck if they excluded boards members who didn't have a mobile phone.


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    bananarama22 wrote: »
    In other systems, youtube I think and gmail, you have to confirm with a mobile number.

    Are you sure you aren't getting confused with synching a Gmail account to an android phone?

    Otherwise... eh... how about you give it a go and find out for sure like...


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    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    As far as I know, with Gmail you can add your mobile number to regain access if your account is ever compromised.

    I'm not sure it's something that would really be worth our while doing and it would also raise a whole new slew of Data Protection issues.


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    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,251 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    bananarama22 wrote: »
    I think and gmail, you have to confirm with a mobile number.
    It's only an option, not a requirement.
    pickarooney wrote: »
    And it would suck if they excluded boards members who didn't have a mobile phone.

    Agree with pickarooney.
    Boards.ie: Nicola wrote: »
    I'm not sure it's something that would really be worth our while doing and it would also raise a whole new slew of Data Protection issues.
    Agree with Nicola. This would be opening a can of worms in terms of ensuring member confidentiality.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Such a measure would cost money while simultaneously creating a barrier preventing new users from signing up.

    I'm going to make a wild guess that the OP is not a marketing prodigy.


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    If I was trying to join boards for the first time and it asked for my number I wouldn't bother. I doubt I'm in a significant minority in that

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    seamus wrote: »
    Such a measure would cost money while simultaneously creating a barrier preventing new users from signing up.

    I'm going to make a wild guess that the OP is not a marketing prodigy.
    Boards.ie: Nicola wrote: »
    As far as I know, with Gmail you can add your mobile number to regain access if your account is ever compromised.

    I'm not sure it's something that would really be worth our while doing and it would also raise a whole new slew of Data Protection issues.

    Thing is, boards already have a optional field where they ask for your number. It was in place for the (never implemented?) Boards Beep. Now, there would likely be Data Protection issues regarding its use if it was entered, but the facility is certainly already there.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yes, but from a purely business sense, the "making money" part of boards.ie's business model involves selling ad space to advertisers. As the new adage goes - when you're getting something for free and you can't figure out what the product is, then you are the product. So it would make no sense to require mobile confirmation because you would be limiting the inflow of new users.

    An optional data field poses fewer data protection issues. For mandatory data the company needs to show a good reason for storing it.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Oh I'm certainly not for it being mandatory, but I can see how it would be useful for people to be able to use it to reset passwords or otherwise prove identity if and when needed.


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    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    How would boards confirm the number? you could use anyone's number. I would not be happy giving my phone number to a site where you are anonymous.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    hondasam wrote: »
    How would boards confirm the number? you could use anyone's number. I would not be happy giving my phone number to a site where you are anonymous.
    Same way it verifies your email when you sign up - using an autoresponder.
    Basically, you'd get an sms with a pin number that you enter on your profile.

    Oh, and pretty much nobody is anonymous on the internet these days. :)


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Steve wrote: »
    Oh, and pretty much nobody is anonymous on the internet these days. :)

    That is correct Steve. If that is in fact your real name.


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    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    What if you didn't have a mobile...?


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Nodin wrote: »
    What if you didn't have a mobile...?

    All the cool kids would mock you relentlessly by tweeting from their Blackberries.


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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,631 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    Nodin wrote: »
    What if you didn't have a mobile...?


    I think boards.ie should make you confirm your account with a mob..... Oh
    :D:D


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    #18
    bananarama22
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 67 ✭✭bananarama22


    hondasam wrote: »
    How would boards confirm the number? you could use anyone's number. I would not be happy giving my phone number to a site where you are anonymous.


    you would have to send a confirmation text back, or recieve a confirmation code, just like confirming by email.


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    Boards.ie: Neil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Neil


    We are currently looking into a few approaches to tackling spammers in our reg process at the moment to make it harder for spammers to sign up.

    Mobile verification is currently not one of them.


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    Oranage2
    Registered Users Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    Certainly not giving my number, imagining having Gordon ringing you up at all hours!


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    #21
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Certainly not giving my number, imagining having Gordon ringing you up at all hours!

    He'd ban anyone that doesn't answer his drunken ramblings :pac:


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