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Re:Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enroll... by Jxl180 on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:13AM (#29120397)
I’m honestly baffled by your take. Are you suggesting whatever ecosystem you move to is hinged on your ability to forgo 2FA? That’s like only hooking up with people who don’t require me to wear a condom. I can’t imagine living my life with that much risk. Even if I move from Google, 2FA is the first thing I’m setting up.
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Re:Google wants every account to use 2FA, starts auto-enroll... by JohnFen on Sunday November 07, 2021 @09:35AM (#29139726)
> Are you suggesting whatever ecosystem you move to is hinged on your ability to forgo 2FA?

No, I'm saying that 2FA provides a great deal of friction and inconvenience (and, if a phone is involved, it requires disclosing PII), so the benefit of a company's service has to be worth the hassle and maybe data leakage of it. In Google's case, for me, it's not.

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