▲ 472 ▼ The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending (Update: Google responds) (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 6 months ago by Itwasntme223@discuss.online to c/technology@lemmy.world 139 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (6 children) It's about tying phone numbers to accounts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children) If it were, they wouldn't tie it to storage space. That doesn't matter to scammers and spammers; they'd require it for sending to more than x recipients per month, or for API access, or for any number of other things. The one thing spammers and scammers don't need is storage space. They just need a trusted email gateway and IP address. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children) New Gmail accounts still get 15GB if they provide a phone number. So it's specifically about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That's the excuse. But phone numbers tied to names are available all over the dark web and the light web—that's a fundamentally worthless data point by now. They don't actually want that, they're just saying it so you think it's for scam prevention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago They are gathering as much info as possible for Mossad, to block all escape routes, and methods of fighting back for the majority of the world. It will make exterminating us far easier. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dantel@programming.dev 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Have you heard about Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes. And? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children) If it were, they wouldn't tie it to storage space. That doesn't matter to scammers and spammers; they'd require it for sending to more than x recipients per month, or for API access, or for any number of other things. The one thing spammers and scammers don't need is storage space. They just need a trusted email gateway and IP address. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children) New Gmail accounts still get 15GB if they provide a phone number. So it's specifically about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That's the excuse. But phone numbers tied to names are available all over the dark web and the light web—that's a fundamentally worthless data point by now. They don't actually want that, they're just saying it so you think it's for scam prevention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago They are gathering as much info as possible for Mossad, to block all escape routes, and methods of fighting back for the majority of the world. It will make exterminating us far easier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children) New Gmail accounts still get 15GB if they provide a phone number. So it's specifically about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That's the excuse. But phone numbers tied to names are available all over the dark web and the light web—that's a fundamentally worthless data point by now. They don't actually want that, they're just saying it so you think it's for scam prevention. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago They are gathering as much info as possible for Mossad, to block all escape routes, and methods of fighting back for the majority of the world. It will make exterminating us far easier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago That's the excuse. But phone numbers tied to names are available all over the dark web and the light web—that's a fundamentally worthless data point by now. They don't actually want that, they're just saying it so you think it's for scam prevention. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 point 5 months ago They are gathering as much info as possible for Mossad, to block all escape routes, and methods of fighting back for the majority of the world. It will make exterminating us far easier. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dantel@programming.dev 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Have you heard about Android? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes. And? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago Yes. And? permalink fedilink source parent