throws_lemy comments on Google's practice of requiring Gmail addresses for user accounts is illegal, according to a German court ruling. The parent company of GMX and Web.de (Ionos) had filed a lawsuit.

[–] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, it depends on where you live. In my country, goolag asks for your phone number. You can't use your other email address to create a goolag account.

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[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Its not just google, it's every service now days that requires phone number. Specifically the big ones. For example, I remember gmx and mail.com didn't ask for a phone number, but they do now.

The "confirm that you are a human with a phone number"

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

The “confirm that you are a human with a phone number”

Because I have never received a robocall from a bot using a real phone number...

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