Google Quietly Linked Your Phone Number Across Your Accounts, but You Can Stop It

Google may have silently verified and linked your number with all of your accounts on Android, but you can disable the ...
Android Authority

PSA: Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts

Google now automatically verifies and attaches your phone number to every Google account signed in on your Android device without explicit prompts. Google updated its documentation between August and ...
PC World

Google quietly cuts free storage to 5GB without a phone number

For years now, Google has provided users with 15 GB of online storage free of charge. But that era seems to be ending. Going forward, you’ll only get 15 GB of free storage if you give Google your ...
9to5google.com

Google accounts no longer get 15GB of free storage, only 5GB until you link a phone number

Google has made a notable change to its account storage policy, limiting the usual 15GB of free storage only to accounts that are verified with a phone number. For years now, signing up for a Google ...
Engadget

New Google accounts may only get 5GB free storage — unless you link a phone number

Google appears to be altering the deal on free storage for new Google accounts. Previously, everyone who signed up for a new account got 15GB of storage. Now, you may get stuck with a measly 5GB ...