Anna, what information are you talking about? I have a yahoo account, but have never had to provide a phone number.
-Eowyth
Yahoo has been doing this for “some time”. If you have an existing account, you can “skip it”, but they are apparently adamant on this when you try to create a new account. I am on a lot of Yahoo Groups and totally hate going there to see photos, documents and such because I always have to jump through the hoops to get to see the pretty pictures (ALWAYS asks me to change my password and ALWAYS asks for a phone number). This is just a “feature” of Yahoo that they use to increase security (they say). Funny that my Yahoo email address gets the most spam.
Jeanne White in Southern Wisconsin