The era of 15GB "free" Gmail storage is ending - but the truth is that it never was

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46901928

> Google will soon require you to provide your phone number first, before giving you 15GB.
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> But they will still bombard you with sponsored emails.
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> We need to move away from thinking that services that harvest your data and worsen the experience with injected adverts are "free".
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> That said, many alternatives do have truly free plans. Check out Proton, IKMail or Atomic Mail, to name a few.
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