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The article states: >If you're curious why it's important to not have a phone number on your account, see the security key FAQ. but this is not explained in t
by timvdalen 10y ago
The article states:
>If you're curious why it's important to not have a phone number on your account, see the security key FAQ.
but this is not explained in the FAQ. I've never heard about this before, why is this important?
- mavhc 10y agoI guess because it's relatively easy to redirect/capture an sms/phone call. Trick the phone company into moving your number to a new sim for example
- idlewords 10y agoYes. Also governments can see SMS in transit (a concern in many places), and SMS-es can show up on a lock screen. I'm updating the FAQ next; sorry for this dangling reference!