Oh and I should add that it was already rather compulsory in order to be able to log in to your account on "public" computers (think printing services, schools,

Oh and I should add that it was already rather compulsory in order to be able to log in to your account on "public" computers (think printing services, schools, ...), as google would straight up block the login unless you got an existing device to confirm your login (i.e. a phone with google apps and services, which I don't have). With the 2FA enabled this no longer is a problem as long as I have a device nearby on which my OTP key is stored...