OrbitalShotput_

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   by OrbitalShotput_ 1y ago

   Bruce Schneier recently reached out to the general community looking for solutions to this as well https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-op... Adding context on the image thing- I hav
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   Ask HN: For the privacy minded, How do you prepare for gadget Border Searches?

   26 points by OrbitalShotput_ 1y ago|20 comments
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   by OrbitalShotput_ 5y ago

   Question: With this method, what would you do if , in a few months, Microsoft flags the account and asks you to verify with a text SMS? (I'm aware if one sets up TOTP hopefully they wouldn't do this, but one never knows) - can you
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   by OrbitalShotput_ 5y ago

   This is a imporant data point- I have for the past couple of weeks, tried making microsoft accounts , where I set up 2FA with TOTP, set up an alternate email, even pulled the account recovery code from the security section. One was banned
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   by OrbitalShotput_ 5y ago

   I suspect the MS Authenticator app is why- the question is then of course, does the app give Microsoft your phone number on it's own once installed?
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   by OrbitalShotput_ 5y ago

   This is indeed what I was citing in the opening post- it's effectively requiring a phone number.
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   Can Minecraft be played without giving MS a Phone#?

   60 points by OrbitalShotput_ 5y ago|33 comments