"Of course requiring a validated telephone number as part of identity is a substantial compromise on privacy and effectively eliminates identity compartmentaliz

"Of course requiring a validated telephone number as part of identity is a substantial compromise on privacy and effectively eliminates identity compartmentalization ..." That's what the "2FA mule" is for. It's a stock android phone with no google account and no apps installed except for "SMS Forwarder"[1]. It is configured to forward all SMS to an email address via encrypted SMTP. This means that I can receive these 2FA codes anywhere I have Internet access - such as an airplane or newly arrived in a foreign country where my SIM card does not work. The "2FA Mule" itself is plugged in at my office in a corner. I'm not employing this for anything sensitive but it's interesting to consider that I can use SMS based 2FA while divorcing it from my day to day SIM identity ... [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frzinapps.smsforward&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frzinapps....