Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat

  • @TCB13@lemmy.world
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    242 years ago

    I once paid for Lavabit email and it was then raided by the NSA/CIA/FBI (Snowden case) and they shut everything down. I lost access to my account and to a 3rd party account that had a considerable amount of money pending withdrawal. I was never able to get the money. Lesson learnt: paying for your email won’t save you.