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Hard no from me. I remember when Authy refused to delete my account, prior to their acquisition, despite promising to do so upon request in their terms of serv

Hard no from me. I remember when Authy refused to delete my account, prior to their acquisition, despite promising to do so upon request in their terms of service. I wasn't the only one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9100525 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9100525 There are plenty of free and open source TOTP authenticators (that don't require you to provide your phone number), and I don't see a good reason to use Authy over them.

ncann 5y ago
What about this link? Seems pretty straightforward to delete an account for me: https://authy.com/account/delete/ https://authy.com/account/delete/
- commoner 5y ago
  Good to see that they added an account deletion page some time between their acquisition and now. However, that bridge has already been burned for me and I'll be sticking with Bitwarden (self-hosted using Vaultwarden) for TOTP. Bitwarden doesn't require my phone number.
thaumasiotes 5y ago
What's the concept behind having an Authy account? It converts a TOTP seed into a time-based TOTP code. No part of that suggests that you'd need an account.
- SturgeonsLaw 5y ago
  It means getting access to your 2FA codes on a new device is as straightforward as installing the app and signing in. Other commenters have mentioned authenticator apps that let you transfer the codes by initiating a backup or generating a QR code, but that won't work if the previous device is at the bottom of a lake.
  - thaumasiotes 5y ago
    > authenticator apps that let you transfer the codes by initiating a backup or generating a QR code, but that won't work if the previous device is at the bottom of a lake. You've got a strange definition of "backup" if you think it won't work after the subject of the backup has been destroyed. What would be the point of a backup that stopped working whenever you needed it?
    - SturgeonsLaw 5y ago
      That depends on whether the backups are automatic and ongoing, or if they're the "scan this QR code to transfer to a new device" type. The former will be fine if the original device is lost, the latter will not be.

ncann 5y ago

What about this link? Seems pretty straightforward to delete an account for me: https://authy.com/account/delete/ https://authy.com/account/delete/

commoner 5y ago
Good to see that they added an account deletion page some time between their acquisition and now. However, that bridge has already been burned for me and I'll be sticking with Bitwarden (self-hosted using Vaultwarden) for TOTP. Bitwarden doesn't require my phone number.

thaumasiotes 5y ago

What's the concept behind having an Authy account? It converts a TOTP seed into a time-based TOTP code. No part of that suggests that you'd need an account.

SturgeonsLaw 5y ago
It means getting access to your 2FA codes on a new device is as straightforward as installing the app and signing in. Other commenters have mentioned authenticator apps that let you transfer the codes by initiating a backup or generating a QR code, but that won't work if the previous device is at the bottom of a lake.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago
  > authenticator apps that let you transfer the codes by initiating a backup or generating a QR code, but that won't work if the previous device is at the bottom of a lake. You've got a strange definition of "backup" if you think it won't work after the subject of the backup has been destroyed. What would be the point of a backup that stopped working whenever you needed it?
  - SturgeonsLaw 5y ago
    That depends on whether the backups are automatic and ongoing, or if they're the "scan this QR code to transfer to a new device" type. The former will be fine if the original device is lost, the latter will not be.