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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by GeoAtreides on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:46PM (#37838037)
The solution would be to have a separate phone and phone number used solely for authenticating. It will never leave home, and never be used except to authenticate. Still vulnerable to home fire, however.
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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by qingcharles on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:09PM (#37838326)
And what do you do when you go abroad and a web site says "Oh, looks like you are logging in from a new location - please check your SMS for a PIN now" :(
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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by j1elo on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @09:12PM (#37839822)
Use an SMS mule like the one described by

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28251107

I use "SMS Gate", an open source app available on F-Droid:

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.smsgate/

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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by rsync on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @10:36PM (#37840274)
Here's a better write-up I did:

https://kozubik.com/items/2famule/

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