• deathbird@mander.xyz
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    2 days ago

    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?”

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        13 hours ago

        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.