The hate for 2fa is so stupid. Hate the websites that need you to use their app to use their service, they didn’t have to do that and it only helps them collect data on you, but 2fa is an additional layer of security.
I mean if you use a privacy oriented OS, it is the best keychain you could have honestly.
Ai slop meme?
Went to the beach the other day. The paid parking lot had a sign saying that a day pass was required, and could be purchased online. The lot’s wifi SSID and password were also printed (No cell service), so you could do it right there on your phone. But the URL to the payment page wasn’t there. Only a QR code.
Is there something wrong with me if I want to be able to just type the address of the payment page into my phone, the same way I typed in the wifi password? Why is obfuscating or hiding important details like this becoming the norm?
There’s something wrong if you need a computer at all.
I don’t bring my phone to a beach, do you?
Exactly!!
Yeah but you’re free to starve and be homeless and die in debt to preventable diseases, and that’s why Arabs are jealous of our freedoms. Or something.
Don’t forget to be scared of China’s social credit system. Nevermind that it’s basically the same thing as a western credit score, just run by the state instead of a shady, unaccountable private entity.
I’m honestly starting to think China is one of the best places to be
I don’t know if I’d go THAT far. Let’s not kid ourselves, there’s no “good guys” here. I think the only path to “better” is to try to take an honest look at the good, and the bad, in every nation, modern and ancient, and understand what they get wrong and why. And it will probably be a disaster too, but it’ll be a new disaster we can learn from.
Sounds like your job owes you a company phone
Yep. Time to send a (paper) memo to your boss: “Regrettably, my phone died and I have opted to replace it with a non-smart device. If you want me to continue using a phone to log into work computers, the company will need to provide me one. Thank you for your attention in this matter.”
Oh… I went and got the fob. I suppose if someone bitches loudly enough they’ll be given a phone.
The slow and then not so slow creep of needing a phone to do anything is a template that AI companies are using to force adoption of their AI product.
They’re literally pushing us over a cliff.
Whatever happened to using hardware based 2fa code thingies (I don’t remember). Does nobody buy them anymore because they just want the convenience of using their phone?
I have one, I had my emploeyr buy me it. Everybody should use computer keys and nobody else does.
I work in IT and I’ve only worked for one company that issued hard tokens. They took them away half way through my time there and switched to soft tokens because it was cheaper.
Most people don’t even know they exist.
I mean, I’m totally fine with a physical device based authentication (but agree that a company should provide a phone or yubikey), bank same concept.
I had to beg for the fob.
