ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy is phone number verification requeriment for online services sometimes considered a privacy/security risk?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareWhy is phone number verification requeriment for online services sometimes considered a privacy/security risk?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJTskulk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoThe short version is that your phone number is assigned to you by a company. If one of their low-paid customer service agents decides to assign that number to someone else for any reason, that person is now you when it comes to 2FA.
The short version is that your phone number is assigned to you by a company. If one of their low-paid customer service agents decides to assign that number to someone else for any reason, that person is now you when it comes to 2FA.