In this case it's relatively benign; the worst result is that they'll have to create a (free) gmail account to forward to their domain. It's annoying and stupid

In this case it's relatively benign; the worst result is that they'll have to create a (free) gmail account to forward to their domain. It's annoying and stupid, bit in the grand scheme of things, acceptable. But in other cases the results are much more severe. I got vaccinated for Covid. But I couldn't get a "Covid passport" because I didn't have the right government account and couldn't get one as I didn't have eligible housing. I literally had the "proof of vaccinations", but turns out that doesn't count as "proof". Great. You know what sucks more than a Covid lockdown? One where you see everyone else go out and have fun and you're allowed to do fuck all.