# What do you do about QR codes when you’re registering to a website?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-do-you-do-about-qr-codes-when-you-re-registering-to-a-website/37213
**Category:** Questions
**Tags:** please-eli5
**Created:** 2026-04-17T13:59:43Z
**Posts:** 9

## Post 1 by @w6cl4 — 2026-04-17T13:59:43Z

I was gonna pay for phone verification on YouTube but I found out you have to scan a QR code when you’re signing up for YouTube. How do I do that when I’m using phone verification service? And doesn’t the QR code have to be scanned with the same phone you’re using for phone verification?

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## Post 2 by @anon19752758 — 2026-04-17T14:07:44Z

What do you mean? Are you talking about creating an account for YouTube?

If so there is a ton of alternative apps to access content on YouTube such as NewPipe, LibreTube, FreeTube, Invidious, Piped etc.

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## Post 3 by @anon67953901 — 2026-04-17T14:35:39Z

If you want to register for a google account without your real phone I would recommend using an anti-detect, anti-fingerprinting browser. I recently used Incognet and I was able to create a google account with just the traditional sms verification, no qr code.

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## Post 4 by @w6cl4 — 2026-04-19T04:28:03Z

This is the answer I needed, I will check out Incognet, tyvm!

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## Post 5 by @anon67953901 — 2026-04-19T04:45:40Z

I recently have been testing [GitHub - zhom/donutbrowser: Simple Yet Powerful Anti-Detect Browser 🍩 · GitHub](https://github.com/zhom/donutbrowser) which may be more privacy respecting, but you will need to bring your own proxy vs [https://incogniton.com/](https://incogniton.com/) which gives 10 free ones. Here is the link for incogniton sorry i misspelled it earlier.

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## Post 6 by @anon67953901 — 2026-04-19T04:46:50Z

Also, you may be able to use an android device with a reputable IP to sign up without even a phone number let alone the qr code.

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## Post 7 by @w6cl4 — 2026-04-21T21:23:55Z

I don’t see a download for Linux on Incogniton but thanks for letting me know about anti-detect browsers but I could use Donut browser, tyvm.

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## Post 8 by @w6cl4 — 2026-04-21T21:34:26Z

> [@anon67953901](#):
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> Also, you may be able to use an android device with a reputable IP to sign up without even a phone number let alone the qr code.

I could really use this, tyvm.

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## Post 9 by @anon67953901 — 2026-04-21T22:06:30Z

I am not sure how anonymous it is, though. [Frequently Asked Questions | GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/faq#hardware-identifiers)