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No only that anytime you use Google's 2fa, you let them know where you are and what you are doing. Privacy is a commodity we have willingly and unwillingly giv
by ProAm 5y ago
No only that anytime you use Google's 2fa, you let them know where you are and what you are doing. Privacy is a commodity we have willingly and unwillingly given up.
- staticassertion 5y agoWhat is "Google's 2FA" ?
- ProAm 5y agoIt's the Google Sign In prompts when they moved away from SMS for 2FA [1] [2] [1] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7026266 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7026266 [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/17/google-confirms-powerful-new-security-move-impacting-all-users-goodbye-sms/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/17/google-co...
- staticassertion 5y agoAh, got it thanks.
- PeterWhittaker 5y agoThey have a range of second factor options, including simple SMS to your phone, the use of their authenticator app (which presumably uses TOTP ([1]), and which could therefore be replaced with compatible alternatives, e.g., LastPass's authenticator app), or USB keys containing a second factor (possibly TOTP-based). [2] has an overview of Google's TOTP implementation. They all do the same basic thing: userid and password let them know who you claim to be, which they validate using one of the second factors listed above. [1] https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6238.txt https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6238.txt [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator
- staticassertion 5y agoYeah I could think of multiple answers to my questions, which is why I asked.
- h4waii 5y agoWha? Can you provide some more information on how using Google's security prompt provides "where you are and what you are doing"?