cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46901928
Google will soon require you to provide your phone number first, before giving you 15GB.
But they will still bombard you with sponsored emails.
We need to move away from thinking that services that harvest your data and worsen the experience with injected adverts are “free”.
That said, many alternatives do have truly free plans. Check out Proton, IKMail or Atomic Mail, to name a few.
For more: https://purchasewithpurpose.io/category/music-streaming
We need your number for
MarketingYour SecurityFuck Google
Now that they’re in deep with government contracts, AI, and infrastructure, no reason to pursue user-facing products anymore. Very visible as they cancel Nest products one after another, torpedo Fitbit, and on and on.
Sayonara Google.