• wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    I think 2 factor authentication is just another way to wrench privacy from users. If it's an option, fine, but I should have the ability to forget my password and be locked out of my account forever if I want to.

    • GoodGuyWithACat [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      That's exactly how I've been using Hexbear since its conception. This account is a couple months old and when there's an update I'll be locked out forever, just as I've done 5-6 times before.

      • TankieTanuki [he/him]
        hexagon
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        1 month ago

        All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.

    • Enjoyer_of_Games [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      in a lot of cases it is but there is serious use for 2FA and you can tell when it is because they will insist on using token generators/yubi keys that are much more secure and don't impact your privacy.

  • Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 month ago

    Love Signal being the go-to private chat and yet requiring a phone number (which, at least in Poland, is tied to your government identity)

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]
      hexagon
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      1 month ago

      Do I have to sign up for a throwaway Russian cell phone plan?

      • SamotsvetyVIA [any]
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        1 month ago

        Use one of the services that temporarily provision the number for you for crypto. I used grizzly and it worked after some trying, but their account system is shit so make sure your account is fully created before you load up crypto.

        • TankieTanuki [he/him]
          hexagon
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          1 month ago

          I tried something like that once and the website was too smart and it said "haha that number won't work here".

  • largerfather [he/him]
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    edit-2
    1 month ago

    i also hate the trend of emailed “login links” (“magic links” cowboy-cri). just let me type the password