I guess at one point, I gave them my mobile phone number. I no longer have that phone or phone number.
So now, google keeps sending a security code to that phone number, which I no longer own. There's no way to put in a new mobile, but I don't want to do that anymore, anyways. Nobody gets my personal info if I so choose, and for google, I so choose - they are not getting shit from me if I can help it. They also ask for a backup code, which I am positive I never had one of those for my google account. They never asked for security questions, I always have those copied if they do.
So I'm locked out of my google account.
My new email provider only requires a password. That's what I want.
Plus, as far as email goes, Google or Yahoo or any of those commercial providers can scan through all your email. People would not put up with this if someone scanned their personal mail that came into their physical mailbox, but for some reason, it is ok if google, the largest information gathering company on the face of the earth, gathers all their data and sells it to the highest bidder. Nobody would allow this on physical mail.
So now all my email goes to tutanota, who don't do this. If they did, fine, I know how the world works, but word would get out sooner or later and they would destroy their business. I'd certainly go somewhere else and they would lose my monthly income stream. I pay for email.
I used to just log on.
I guess at one point, I gave them my mobile phone number. I no longer have that phone or phone number.
So now, google keeps sending a security code to that phone number, which I no longer own. There's no way to put in a new mobile, but I don't want to do that anymore, anyways. Nobody gets my personal info if I so choose, and for google, I so choose - they are not getting shit from me if I can help it. They also ask for a backup code, which I am positive I never had one of those for my google account. They never asked for security questions, I always have those copied if they do.
So I'm locked out of my google account.
My new email provider only requires a password. That's what I want.
Plus, as far as email goes, Google or Yahoo or any of those commercial providers can scan through all your email. People would not put up with this if someone scanned their personal mail that came into their physical mailbox, but for some reason, it is ok if google, the largest information gathering company on the face of the earth, gathers all their data and sells it to the highest bidder. Nobody would allow this on physical mail.
So now all my email goes to tutanota, who don't do this. If they did, fine, I know how the world works, but word would get out sooner or later and they would destroy their business. I'd certainly go somewhere else and they would lose my monthly income stream. I pay for email.