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My mistake was that I didn't enable 2 factor authentication. Kind of aggressive calling out Google's engineers when you couldn't bother protecting yourself wit
by hbz 11y ago
My mistake was that I didn't enable 2 factor authentication.
Kind of aggressive calling out Google's engineers when you couldn't bother protecting yourself with their free and easy to use security mechanisms.
- probably_wrong 11y agoExcept that now Google has my phone number linked to my identity too. I know this is not everyone's use case, but for those of us that care deeply about privacy, that's not a good alternative. If that's not a good counterpoint, my phone/SMS service sucks when I'm traveling abroad, which is exactly when Google thinks I'm not me. I wish Google supported TOTP like Github does, without asking for a phone number.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoDoes gmail support using a second email as the second factor? Hotmail does...
- mondoshawan 11y agoThe entire account system does.
- tetrep 11y ago> I wish Google supported TOTP like Github does... Goid nees, they do! They even have an app for it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator
- nadams 11y agoAnd a PAM module!
- probably_wrong 11y agoYes, they do, but there's no way to set it up without giving your phone number first. Whenever I enter into the 2FV options, I have to give a phone number, no alternative. I have no idea why. Sorry I wasn't clear enough.
- hbz 11y agoAre you sure that's still the case? This[1] would seem to indicate you can use a U2F device[2] as an alternative to providing a cell phone for verification. [1] https://www.google.com/landing/2step/#tab=how-it-works https://www.google.com/landing/2step/#tab=how-it-works [2] http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/10/strengthening-2-step-verification-with.html http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/10/strengtheni...
- probably_wrong 11y agoMy guess is that you can eventually enable that, but not at first. When I click on the "get started" button, I get "Step 1: Set up your phone", with no alternative button in sight.