Google reveals why it is slashing 15GB of free Google Drive storage down to 5GB for new users

Earlier this week, news about Google making a significant update to the account storage policy started doing the rounds. This happened after some users noticed that when trying to sign up for a new Google account, they were now offered 5GB of storage on Google Drive, instead of 15GB which the company had offered so far.

However, the notice also read that users could unlock the full 15GB of storage if they added a phone number to their account.