Theregister.com May 15, 2026 • 16:09

Google sidles up to unsuspecting users, asks for their number - The Register

By Richard Speed

You may only get 5GB of storage instead of 15GB if you don't share your digits with the Chocolate Factory

Google is testing a storage reduction for new accounts unless a phone number is provided.
The change the Chocolate Factory is trialing affects new accounts, reducing the free storage from 15 GB to a… [+2216 chars]

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Google sidles up to unsuspecting users, asks for their number - The Register

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