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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Google: Haven't provided your phone number? It'd be a shame if something happened to your email... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by chkno@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

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[–] patchwork@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

With all do respect friend, I'm assuming most of us here that really care about privacy ditched Gmail very early in our privacy journey. I think virtually every policy Google enforces, including phone validation has some element of data collection in mind. We can debate whether providing the phone number is an information grab or a security measure, but I'm fairly certain it's both to some degree. If one cares enough about privacy to post in this community please start looking for a privacy respecting email provider, then start abandoning Google services like the plague at a pace you can tolerate. Don't move too fast on your journey, the inconvenience is rough, but liberating your digital life is priceless one step at a time.