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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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So add a phone number, what's the big deal?
Nope. I'm not giving Google my phone
Fair enough. I use my phone for 2FA, so they've had my number for quite a while now.
Don't be so casual about passing your phone number out. The correct response is "5 GB is plenty for email. It's probably just to reduce abuse from bots. What's the big deal?"
They've had my phone number for 20 years. What's supposed to happen?
Nothing different from here on, but it's not like everyone needs it. Given it acts as a 2nd authentication factor for a lot of services, given that it can be part of an overall data profile for you that gets sold to scammers, it's worth not slinging out to everyone who asks.
Sure, what's done is done. My suggestion is just, when presented with the option, don't.
So nothing then.