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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

On one side you have a free software, on the other you have a paid service. If you pay for that service with a credit card, of course they'll have your name.

This is like comparing walking across town to hiring an Uber and being annoyed the Uber keeps a record of the transaction.