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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by hirsin on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:05PM (#33127442)
That's exactly what they are describing - the push notification to the phone _that the user has lost_.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by astura on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:10PM (#33127472)
It's just a notification, it can be ignored (for me). I don't usually even notice its there until hours later. You don't have to acknowledge it in any way.

It also has nothing to do with the YouTube app, and there is no code I have to enter anywhere.

I've never had any form of 2FA on my Google account.

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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by Wowfunhappy on Friday October 07, 2022 @06:23PM (#33127580)
You may have never experienced it, but it does happen. Not just a notification.
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Re:Gmail 2FA causes the homeless to permanently lose access ... by astura on Sunday October 09, 2022 @01:15PM (#33143165)
I never said it doesn't happen?? I literally even specified "(for me)."

I believe you, I'm extremely surprised I didn't see this considering I've logged in from all sorts of sketchy IPs/VPNs.

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