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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by mihaaly on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:54AM (#33122179)
I took three steps against this happening:

  1) Not providing phone number for 2FA. Never.
  2) Using multiple (3 pcs.) physical keys for 2FA (like Yubikey and similar). Authentication app is an alternative for one choice of 2FA (but not the sole one!)
  3) Only using a limited set of Google functionality. Use for secondary purposes mostly.
Well, the last one is mainly to mitigate the consequences if happens anyway, for other reasons too (like with that poor guy who made picture of his own naked baby for a remote diagnostics with his doctor and the Google locked him out for months - and still counting at the time of the article - for child pornography)
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by aliqot on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:05AM (#33122347)
I took one step:

     1) Don't use anything Google.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by alpentmil on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:14AM (#33122468)
Please tell this to all homeless people.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by ugjka on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:47PM (#33125377)
I get funny looks when people ask for my email. I have @protonmail.com email
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by mihaaly on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:33PM (#33125900)
I have that too! : ) That is dedicated for the important things.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by aliqot on Friday October 07, 2022 @03:05PM (#33125576)
My sympathies go out to you, I get similar looks for not having a phone.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by ChrisGranger on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:35PM (#33129574)
Likewise, I've never had a cellphone and I have no intention of ever getting one. Interacting with a website should never require a portable device.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by indrora on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:52PM (#33127326)
You took a step that requires a lot of skill, wealth, and privilege.
Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by KirillPanov on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:27PM (#33128969)
Privilege?

Really?

Or did you just toss that in for the free upvotes?