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I distinctly remember reading "and we'll never use this number for other purposes than security". Everybody (including HN) was pushing for 2FA. People followed
by johnchristopher 8y ago
I distinctly remember reading "and we'll never use this number for other purposes than security".
Everybody (including HN) was pushing for 2FA. People followed.
- icebraining 8y agoPushing for 2FA != pushing for SMS codes. TOTP (Google Authenticator and friends) doesn't reveal any personal data.
- newnewpdro 8y agoAgreed, 2FA is a good idea but it was never in the users' best interest to attain it via phone numbers. But when all these organizations saw an opportunity to couple a reliable phone number with what was otherwise in most cases, an account having just an email address, they jumped on it.