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Email spammers try to open massive amounts of webmail accounts and then exploit those accounts to send tons of email spam. Do a search like [gmail accounts in b
by Matt_Cutts 16y ago
Email spammers try to open massive amounts of webmail accounts and then exploit those accounts to send tons of email spam. Do a search like [gmail accounts in bulk] to see people trying to spam the Gmail sign-up process. Things like a real-life phone call or phone number/SMS add friction and make it harder for spammers.
- marshray 16y agoYes, I am aware of this phenomenon. Yet it doesn't change how I valued my own personal preferences right when it came down to the decision.
- Matt_Cutts 16y agoFair point. Have you seen http://mailinator.com/ http://mailinator.com/ ? It lets you receive email with zero personal details and no sign up.
- ojilles 16y agoIt would be so cool if Google could engineer that process the other way around. Instead of me giving Google my number, why can I not dial into a phone number of Google (with my own number hidden). I think that would a) get more friction you need against the spammers and b) retain my privacy (at the cost of a phone call).
- marshray 16y agoThanks, I'll keep that one in mind.