They’re saying “free” email services. What they mean are disposable e-mail services. You go to a website, they provide you with a random e-mail address. You enter that address into the form, check for the verification code on the disposable e-mail site and you’re done with the disposable e-mail. You never visit the disposable site again. Do a search for “disposable email”.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Son I’ve been using mailinator since before you learned to type
They still track your data, they still sell your usage, in fact THAT IS THE ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL FOR DISPOSABLE EMAILS
It really staggers me how ignorant everyone in this thread seems to be about basic security practices
DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
What security issue do you imagine arises from creating a Gmail account that receives a single Lemmy verification before the account is deleted?
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
they know your IP and user agent string, and now your lemmy ID.
Unless you are ridiculously security minded you already have google trackers perfectly fingerprinting you, so that’s all they need to have a 99.95% verification on a point of access, a purchasing history, and likely years of browsing patterns to analyze.
Fast forward 3 years to avoid elections our current fascist government declares martial law and anyone who says bad things about him is a felon. Google steps up smartly and says "My Father, please have a list of every lemmy’s userid and the last place they physically accessed the internet, plus years of cached sedition data by which to convict and execute them.
I hear you giggling. You won’t be giggling in 3 years.