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Of course the real reason for 2fa over sms, is that companies want your phone number as well as your email address.
by teknopaul 5y ago
Of course the real reason for 2fa over sms, is that companies want your phone number as well as your email address.
- smilespray 5y agoIt's because just about everybody has a phone.
- texasbigdata 5y agoIt's because, unlike email, phones are approximately 1:1 to humans.
- toast0 5y agoSure, they may have nefarious purposes. But it's also because most people have a working recovery path when they drop their phone in the river. 2FA without a recovery path that people will actually prepare for is a recipie for locked out users, and that's going to mean your customer service gets all the sad stories and hopefully has no ability to do anything about them.