There are ways to implement 2FA in ways that respect people's privacy[1], and I hope Google chooses to do that instead of (the sadly more likely scenario of) ch

There are ways to implement 2FA in ways that respect people's privacy[1], and I hope Google chooses to do that instead of (the sadly more likely scenario of) choosing ways that get even more information on their users, like requiring users to run Google apps or give Google their phone numbers. [1] - Such as what FastMail used to do, which is to let their users print out a set of single-use random words which could be typed in along with the user's password when they log in.