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The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending (Update: Google responds)
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this post was submitted on 15 May 2026
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I work with homeless people and I discovered you can no longer make email without a cell phone with any major provider. I can't get them into their social security without an email.
I was able to find an email provider that didn't require a cell phone, but then you had to use a cell phone to get past the verification on the social security site. You are absolutely fucked without a cell phone now.
You can try mail.com or gmx.com. They didn't require a phone when I signed up.
Thank you.
Thats really twisted. They really want to make not owning a cell spy a crime. Every time I learn something new about Surveillance it makes me more anarchist.
The problem is that it isn't an intentional design decision. It just happens to be the easiest way to add a "cost" to sign-up.
Proton mail doesn't require a phone number
Proton doesn't work with social security website unfortunately. I ended up using Tuta mail but then later got stuck on Login.gov because it required either a cell phone to verify by taking pictures of ID or a desktop with a camera for a video call.
Needless to say this is not something someone with no computer skills can accomplish. What is even worse is the local social security office stopped taking walk-ins. The solution? You guessed it, use the social security site to login and request an appointment....
The way they're going they'll have increased social instability
Damn it’s like they don’t want the system working at all, that’s so convoluted and unnecessary