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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by macspoofing on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:36AM (#33121062)
>The on boarding process could try to determining if 2fa would actually benefit you or not.

How?

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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by adgjlsfhk1 on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:39AM (#33121099)
By asking you?
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by macspoofing on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:46AM (#33121212)
Well .. yeah. And I think that's what OP (of the twitter thread) is advocating (without explicitly stating it). Namely, that 2FA doesn't work for homeless.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by MonkeyMalarky on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:45AM (#33121192)
Ask. Default to yes but allow to opt out.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by userbinator on Friday October 07, 2022 @08:36PM (#33128703)
By the complexity of the password you choose?
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