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0 pointsdanmur5y ago0 comments

I'm not sure it's better, at least not in all cases. If you can reset your password or login without password using SMS, and you had a strong password, it could be worse.

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bsid5y ago· 1 in thread

that would be a veryy incorrect implementation of 2FA. Wouldn't be surprised if some service works that way, but would def. be unfortunate

efreak5y ago

Some services work in exactly this way; it's like using a magic link to log you into a website in the browser from an app on your phone/computer.

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