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You should, because anyone that can compromise your phone will be able to get into your email. From there it's a small step to reset passwords (SMS 2FA won't h
by lurker456 8y ago
You should, because anyone that can compromise your phone will be able to get into your email.
From there it's a small step to reset passwords (SMS 2FA won't help here, as they also have your phone) to all online services you signed up for with that email.
- kartickv 8y agoYes, but you need to weigh that risk against the risk of not having 2FA. Taking a step back, and responding to the other comment in response to mine as well, I was just speculating. I don't work in abuse, and I'm inclined to trust the Google abuse engineers over myself or random HN commentators to keep my Google account safe.