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Is the push for 2FA really about security?

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by SlickRCBD, Feb 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM.

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    I noticed an interesting coincidence.
    The push for 2-factor-authentication came about around the same time Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers started restricting 3rd party cookies.
    Also most of the sites require a cell phone number, rather than a number of other options for 2FA.

    I have to wonder if this concern about password security is really about security, or obtaining a unique identifier (the phone number) that they can use to track you and can be used to compile data on interests for advertising data now that the 3rd party cookies are being blocked. They don't need or care about your name, just that this web entity with this phone number visits these sites and sells it to data miners for various purposes.
     
    SlickRCBD, Feb 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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