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It replaces the SMS 2FA with a Google prompt app on the phone for Gmail verification. So it doesn't make the SIM more secure but the SIM get hacked it doesn't
by zimbatm 8y ago
It replaces the SMS 2FA with a Google prompt app on the phone for Gmail verification.
So it doesn't make the SIM more secure but the SIM get hacked it doesn't allow the attacker to gain access to Gmail.
- narrator 8y agoAlso if your public SMS reset number is in google voice, a hacker can't port it off of Google easily because you need to log into your google account to port it, which requires 2fa. They have to figure out your real number, but you never give that out to anyone or you just use google hangouts SMS instead of forwarding text messages to your insecure phone.