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...and there I am here in Germany where nobody seems to use SMS anymore. I couldn't care less about this.
by Krasnol 4y ago
...and there I am here in Germany where nobody seems to use SMS anymore.
I couldn't care less about this.
- groestl 4y agoDidn't even realize there was SMS built into Signal (apart from the "Invite via SMS" screen once in a while).
- jhoechtl 4y agoAustrians don't care too. I can't understand who and why anyone cares about SMS these day, besides receiving government emergency notifications.
- maratc 4y agoPhone-based 2FA hasn't got to Austria yet?
- dopa42365 4y agoMost sites and platforms use HOTP/TOTP (RFC 4226/RFC 6238) for 2FA, use an authenticator app of your choice. Regardless of that, you can still always receive SMS for the 3 outdated services that still use it.
- maratc 4y agoInteresting. What do they do with the grandpa/grandma population who have neither an idea nor the skills for "RFC 4226/RFC 6238"? (As my friend used to ironically say: "Is your grandma so senile that she can't type `configure; make; make install`?")
- berndinox 4y agoNot via SMS, anymore
- Krasnol 4y agoPhone-based 2FA isn't really the problem here no? I don't even open the SMS program if I get a code. I type it from the notification area. I certainly don't have to answer to it.
- codethief 4y ago> in Germany where nobody seems to use SMS anymore. That's not true at all. I assume that besides Signal you use WhatsApp, though?
- Krasnol 4y agoI haven't met a single person using SMS for so long that I can't even remember the phone I had last time I used it. I do work with a lot different contractors. And yes, WhatsApp is prevalent here.
- tannhaeuser 4y agoYou're saying this as if it were preferable to give all your contacts and metadata to WhatsApp/Facebook.
- Krasnol 4y agoWhere am I supposed to have done that? It's not even the topic here. I merely describe the current status in Germany.