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		gjsman-1000 on Nov 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google introduces mandatory 2-Step Verification fo... Seems like a great backdoor method to fool everyone into giving Google their phone numbers.

bpodgursky on Nov 3, 2021 [–]

can't you use an authenticator app or hardware key?

gjsman-1000 on Nov 3, 2021 | [–]

You could, but the vast majority of people probably won't.

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