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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by bakugo on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @07:55AM (#45025283)
> in the end I can access my bank from a web browser.

If your bank allows you to access all features from a browser, consider yourself lucky. Mine requires the app to authorize any online transaction.

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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:17AM (#45025519)
Here in Poland most banks are usable via web browser + SMS for auth.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by Mindwipe on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:51AM (#45026561)
That's already pretty rare internationally and the odds of it still being the case in five years are zero.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by greenavocado on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:24AM (#45026995)
Poland also has the most competitive banking system in the entire Western sphere of influence. You can't compare it to the extremely oligarchic banking system in the United States.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by ranger_danger on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @01:09PM (#45029423)
I would argue that SMS is horribly insecure and should never be used for authentication.

https://workos.com/blog/why-sms-mfa-is-insecure

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