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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by colordrops on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:16PM (#27440188)
It could be very difficult or impossible to access some accounts that use the email address for two factor authentication. And these are typically the most critical accounts.
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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by entropicdrifter on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:27PM (#27440320)
I mean, that's really on the user for not setting up more than one 2FA method for their highly critical accounts
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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by colordrops on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:49PM (#27442108)
That's for properly engineered services. There are many services that won't grant access without your email after auth has expired.
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