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jay_kyburz
on Feb 6, 2024
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Companies embracing SMS for account logins should ...
My bank made me install Symantec VIP. Yuck. To do my tax I need MyGovID. Also Yuck.
autarch
on Feb 6, 2024
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The Symantec app is just a regular TOTP app but a bit more annoying. You can usually replace it. See
https://locima.com/2019/06/01/replacing-symantec-vip-with-a-...
for one method.
I did this to get my Etrade account TOTP from Symantec into Authy.
zadokshi
on Feb 6, 2024
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How did the bank “make” you do this? Does your country only have one bank?
jay_kyburz
on Feb 6, 2024
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As much as I hate the apps, I'm not prepared to refinance my house just to avoid installing them on my phone. Especially when the other banks probably have the same policies, or will soon.
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