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Google's practice of requiring Gmail addresses for user accounts is illegal, according to a German court ruling. The parent company of GMX and Web.de (Ionos) had filed a lawsuit. (www.zdfheute.de)
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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 19 hours ago

"I have so much money that I don't care about buying hundreds of Sim cards for new accounts. And in in my country I can buy a Sim card anonymously. I don't want to think about people in other countries who have mandatory Sim card registration laws. Lalalala"