email "security"

[stone]

Hmm.... so over the past few days my primary email account with hotmail has given me a count down of being required to add my cell phone number to my account or another email address for "security reasons". Neither of those are things I really want to do as I really dont believe its any of hotmails business what my cellphone number is or what my other email address' are. I've had this damn email address since probably 2000 or 2001 and find it ridiculous that they now require this.

I'd like to just shift over all my emails to an alternative account but its locked me out of my own damn email at this point and the easiest way to shift the emails to a different account is just click on the fine print at the bottom of emails and enter a new email instead of going to each site directly and signing back up. Plus I've got old emails I need to keep for record keeping and I use that email to sign into a bunch of different sites. Furthermore I'm also guessing most other email providers require something similar to what hotmail is doing.

Overall I see this as an invasion of privacy. Given its a minor one but it still is what it is.

Anyone else see something similar going on?
Anyone find a way around it?
Anyone suggest an email provider that doesn't require this horsepussy?

[Methos]

If you only need to enter an alternate e-mail address to regain access to move your e-mails off then use a temporary e-mail service like http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html

I am done with the big e-mail providers. I only keep gmail around because I've used it as my professional networking contact. I would highly recommend anyone who cares about privacy migrate off the big providers. Where do you go? Well unfortunately that's not an easy answer. The most secure methods are too technical for the average person.

I don't use any of the big providers for any e-mails that I want to remain private.

Anyone else see something similar going on?
Anyone find a way around it?
Anyone suggest an email provider that doesn't require this horsepussy?

All the big ones are doing it.
See my suggestion above.
Smaller providers and paid e-mail providers

There are no free or even paid providers I can recommend right now. I don't trust any of them anymore who say they will keep your information private and not roll over. At least if you go with a small provider odds are they don't have the sophisticated software to scan your emails and because they are small they might fly more under the radar when it comes to being noticed or hacked.

[stone]

Methos, really appreciate your reply brother. I know your into computer and IT stuff so I definitely value your technical knowledge on this. Anyone else got any suggestions?

[stone]

The 10 min mail worked perfectly thanks again Methos!

[stone]

Methos,

They are at it again saying they think someone else has accessed my email but so they want to email me at a different email address within 24 hours lol. Is there a 24 hour temp email available somewhere? Once I get back in I'm switching and moving all my shit fuck these guys.

[Methos]

You can Google search temp e-mail, there might be one that let's you keep it that long or just create another account with one of the free providers for that purpose.

[stone]

Roger thx bud.