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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by Spooky23 on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:23AM (#33121753)
Hopefully we will be able to get digital credentials from state and local entities that will help with this sort of issue.

It’s a problem all around - the elderly are most vulnerable to the types of account takeovers that MFA will prevent.

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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by angry_octet on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:53PM (#33128415)
I think FIDO2 keys are probably ideal -- people understand the concept of keys.
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