• @surph_ninja
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    17 days ago

    You know what would be a really easy way to confirm if Proton is sometimes requiring email verification? Just look on their own website, where they openly say they do it.

    The question isn’t whether they’re doing this. It’s whether they’re actually doing it to “prevent spambots,” or if they’re employing it when they need more info to track who’s signing up.

    • @[email protected]
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      17 days ago

      OK, let’s check then.

      You can usually sign up anonymously without giving an email address or phone number, although we may require human verification in some cases.

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      I’ve signed up on Tor and the clearnet, and both times without providing an email address or phone number. Meaning if you keep running into that problem, it’s a sign that something you’re doing or have done is causing them to think you aren’t somebody that should be signing up without verification. Either way, the fact remains that most people aren’t having this issue.

      • @surph_ninja
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        17 days ago

        Given the context, I would be most concerned that they’re not asking for verification when they have some way you’re already being tracked.