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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by hansvm on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:04PM (#37837454)
A few months ago Google wouldn't even accept backup tokens for me. I was on vacation, and that tripped enough fraud detectors to cause problems. I couldn't log back in till I got on my home network and changed my password.
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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by nre on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:31PM (#37839568)
Back in the old days with no 2FA and only username/password access geolocation lockouts happened every time I went travelling. You could regain access by getting a code from a recovery email, but that often got locked out as well!

Eventually I set up my own VPN server so that the services still thought I was using my home IP.

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