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		mixmastamyk on Dec 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Email addresses are not good 'permanent' identifie... A month and not a year? Switch to a FLOSS OTP solution and/or Fido2 key. If you’re service providers don’t accept them, replace them with one who does.

Spivak on Jan 1, 2024 [–]

The number of places that only offer SMS/email 2FA is such that this is infeasible.

mixmastamyk on Jan 1, 2024 | [–]

I don’t use my phone for any 2FA, with exception of a t-mobile account, which seems understandable.

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