Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enrolling users

Re:Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enroll... by herbst on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:03PM (#29099597)

Oh f*. I was just talking about how it's only a matter of years until I need a phone to sign in everywhere, then this.

2Fa is literally the only reason I have to keep a phone. And sites that require a phone numbers for 2fa are rising too, sure I want to link my identity to every single website I login to. Sure let's ignore how insecure SMS is and that I can't actually own a number.

As someone who just uses virtual numbers I am basically locked out of things like Twitter and dozens of random websites who think SMS proofes anything.

And if I want a Twitter account, or 50 of them, I just rent numbers for a few cents. Basically just costing a little money and a additional click. What should that protect?

Why TF do I need a phone and phone number to use the internet? What went wrong there?

/Rant over

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Re:Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enroll... by pjmlp on Friday November 05, 2021 @03:32AM (#29116348)

SMS is the easiest way to have 2FA for the common people on the street, you know those that using any kind of gadget is already too much, and make a large majority of human population.

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Re:Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enroll... by tfigment on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @04:10PM (#29099656)

It seems like many abandoned the google and microsoft authenticator apps and force the phone sms which is annoying.

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