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Re:Companies must stop requiring people to link their phone ... by justinclift on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:03AM (#26179895)
> But everyone understands and has a mobile phone already ...

This is NOT true. I used to live in part of Cornwall (South East UK) which has no mobile tower coverage.

So, no mobile phone #. That became an extraordinary PITA once some idiotic major companies decided the "everyone has a mobile" meme was true.

Mandatory 2FA using mobile number only text messages -> worst idea ever. :( :( :(

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Re:Companies must stop requiring people to link their phone ... by ramraj07 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @09:40AM (#26180244)
Mobile coverage is outrageously good in places like India. Except if you go to actual villages. But then if a place doesn't have running water or electricity and you're worried about logging into your bank account, I suppose reorienting priorities might be expected.
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Re:Companies must stop requiring people to link their phone ... by Spooky23 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:16PM (#26184871)
It’s even dumber where in the name of security they disable things like Google Voice that allow you to get SMS messages without cellular.

Chase bank in the US decided to break this recently. Like you, geography means I don’t have a mobile in many scenarios.

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