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by TrueNomad
2337 days ago
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If you are using a free product, your opinion of how to make that product act is as important as someone on the other side of the planet screaming, i.e.,, do not matter. If you are in need of a reliable email provide, sign up with a provider, which will not do such things in return of paying them some money. Problem solved. Free products are free for a reason. Because you are the product. If you are not using your gmail, google is not recouping what it is spending on keeping your account alive. Why should they do such a thing ? Businesses are there to make money, not to lose it. |
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Our emails, for better or worse, are mainly handled by private companies while giving the importance of physical addresses.
We can't expect everyone to understand the nuances of this and should protect them from abusive practices of private companies. E.g. You should be able to keep a readonly email even after getting banned so you can slowly move off of it.
Google shouldn't be able to just wipe out a good portion of your digital identity through an algorithm or a press of a button.
Maybe this sort of legislation would make them double think their business decisions and if they want to stay in this business. I suspect they would, email is a massive part of their industry footprint.