> But if you're running a privacy focused browsers
I'm sorry but I was with you until here. if you're going to run a privacy enhanced browser and then complain that it has a privacy enhancing features which result in providers being more cautious because you have privacy enhancing features, then I'm not sure how to help you. I run anti-google adware on my main browsing identity but when sites give me shit I just turn if off and reload.
You have a point, but my complaint is that a service like Google shouldn't work based on a binary choice. You either use a persistent session cookie and you're logged in at all times (even if someone else launches your browser), or your session is 100% untrusted requiring both a password and your phone to confirm its you.
There should be a middle ground. If I'm logging back in 2 minutes later from the same IP, using the same browser on the same is, just ask for the password. Or even better let me choose if I want to use that "phone auth" option in the first place.
I'm sorry but I was with you until here. if you're going to run a privacy enhanced browser and then complain that it has a privacy enhancing features which result in providers being more cautious because you have privacy enhancing features, then I'm not sure how to help you. I run anti-google adware on my main browsing identity but when sites give me shit I just turn if off and reload.