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You need to enable TOTP or U2F (Yubikeys) from the outset, otherwise Google will play catch me if you can with your phone number. I learned this the hard way af
by sysadm1n 4y ago
You need to enable TOTP or U2F (Yubikeys) from the outset, otherwise Google will play catch me if you can with your phone number. I learned this the hard way after Google said 'Tap to confirm' on your device, and I had a non-smartphone / feature phone / dumbphone and I was locked out of my account. I setup a new one and enabled proper 2FA with a Yubikey.
- luckman212 4y agoThinking of getting some Yubikeys myself. Are you saying Google won't let you put the genie back in the bottle once you've added your phone# as a verification method? That stinks if true.
- ohiovr 4y agoI can no longer trust 2FA. 2FA was the beginning of my problem as my 2FA app on my phone stopped working. I have a yubikey but I reckon if that were lost I'd be in the same situation. I segment all my accounts anyway. I've never allowed google or Apple to store my payment credentials.