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It is public information, and that's why it's ludicrous that it's used for two-factor authentication.

Two-factor authentication is a dumb solution to a real problem. The problem should be properly solved, rather than hacked around with stupid solutions like "sending notifications to accounts that can easily be spoofed by willful actors".




> Two-factor authentication is a dumb solution to a real problem. The problem should be properly solved, rather than hacked around with stupid solutions like "sending notifications to accounts that can easily be spoofed by willful actors".

SMS Two-factor authentication is a dumb solution. Actual two-factor authentication like FIDO U2F tokens is a better solution. Even TOTP is better than SMS auth.




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