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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by phatfish on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:05AM (#28084814)
You mean a phone to receive a text for MFA? "Most" can't be more than that.

However there are a couple of new "Fintech" banks in the UK that are mobile app only. No website and I assume very difficult to get anyone on the phone. That seems crazy to me. Access to your bank is at the mercy of Google/Apple.

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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by Aerroon on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:53AM (#28085101)
They probably require something like SmartID, which means that you need to have a smartphone that's not rooted. Ie can't even use LineageOS.
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by Semaphor on Friday August 06, 2021 @06:06AM (#28085169)
Rooted is unrelated, some apps require it, others don’t. But several require their proprietary app to access the online banking website from your computer.
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by hfsh on Friday August 06, 2021 @07:41AM (#28085774)
Rooted is related in that some apps will refuse to work, or will disable features if they detect that the phone is rooted.
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by fragileone on Friday August 06, 2021 @08:36AM (#28086277)
Until SafetyNet is improved you can still hide you're rooted via MagiskHide.
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Re:On Apple’s “Expanded Protections for Children” – A Person... by Semaphor on Friday August 06, 2021 @09:27AM (#28086841)
I wrote that, yes. But my comment was about the broader situation and not just about the apps requiring root.
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