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> I get you - but how many places do you not get sms reception but you still have enough internet connection to be trying to log in to LinkedIn? Any time you t
by aianus 10y ago
> I get you - but how many places do you not get sms reception but you still have enough internet connection to be trying to log in to LinkedIn?
Any time you travel internationally? My phone only has one SIM slot and it's not going to be the $10/MB roaming one from back home.
SMS 2FA is an awful trend.
- bigiain 10y agoI agree about SMS being a bad chice for 2FA, and so do the Telcos here: http://www.itnews.com.au/news/telcos-declare-sms-unsafe-for-bank-transactions-322194 http://www.itnews.com.au/news/telcos-declare-sms-unsafe-for-... "The lobby group for Australian telcos has declared that SMS technology should no longer be considered a safe means of verifying the identity of an individual during a banking transaction." and "SMS is not designed to be a secure communications channel and should not be used by banks for electronic funds transfer authentication,"