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Why does an Authenticator app even have location access? Geoblocking?
by koolba 4y ago
Why does an Authenticator app even have location access? Geoblocking?
- vel0city 4y agoExactly, IIRC you can do policies related to locations. It's an optional feature, you don't need to enable it and the app will overall work just fine.
- supertrope 4y agoIn November 2021 an optional geolocation feature was added to MSFT Authenticator to allow admins to block foreign access. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/new-microsoft-authenticator-security-features-are-now-available/ba-p/2464386 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-director... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/common-questions-about-the-microsoft-authenticator-app-12d283d1-bcef-4875-9ae5-ac360e2945dd https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/common-q...
- autoexec 4y agoI wondered the same thing about needing access to the cameras and microphones. Turns out they justify it by saying it's for reading QR codes (as if phones had no other way to do this).