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Each time a PayPal purchase (not login) made, a verifcation SMS number is required to be entered. Is there a way to opt out of this?
Opting out is simple, move to the USA, Canada, or Australia.. Basically anyplace that is not, & never has been an EU member.
@kenld
Nope, nothing to do with the EU, its a pretty much global requirement now.
It's actually rather unfortunate you can't specify an alternate means for verification, e.g. an email loop.
The reason in my case is there's a very real risk I lose my PAYG phone number (again) through inactivity.
It's happened several times in the past.
That leaves me with a new SIM, new number, & no way to login in such a situation.
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