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Are there still any email providers that offer free anonymous registration? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by TheFiddlesticksExperience@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The issue I'm seeing with any free plans of email providers is that they either require an identifying verification, or don't allow the email to be used for services.

tutamail, for example, states that the free plan is not to be used to signup for services.

protonmail requires verification by email 'to prove you are human'.

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[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't there would be many due to the liability concerns. Also, it's a classic case of "if something is free, then you are the product". You can pay for an email provider that won't ask questions from you, deal with the restrictions (and potential privacy invasions) of the "free" options, or self-host.

[–] TheFiddlesticksExperience@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info.

Also, it’s a classic case of “if something is free, then you are the product”

While I agree that it's sensical not to offer this, I think this statement is too broad. Protonmail didn't require any verification for quite some time, and tutamail used to allow using the free plan to sign up for services.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Proton and Tuta both offered that as an initial hook, though. Once it became clear that it was no longer sustainable to have minimal restrictions on free accounts, they had to move the needle and incentivize purchases.