Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ...
by mihaaly on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:54AM
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I took three steps against this happening:
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)
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ...
by aliqot on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:05AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Privilege?
Really?
Or did you just toss that in for the free upvotes?