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0 pointsajkjk7mo ago0 comments

this is an absurd rant. they invest, like, billions into security. It's not as perfect as you want it to be but "completely ignoring" is a joke. if you've got actual grievances you should say what they are so that we can actually get on your side instead of rolling our eyes

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wmf7mo ago· 1 in thread

I'm not the OP but we know that SMS is not secure. Google should try banning that first.

arcfour7mo ago

Some security is better than no security. It already took years to even get some of these backwards-thinking companies and services to adopt SMS OTP and it's simple for non-technical users to intuit. Also, believe it or not, some people don't have smartphones, and they will riot if you try to make them switch to any other MFA method...

Of course, I'm not saying we shouldn't push to improve things, but I don't think this is the right reaction either.

asadotzler7mo ago

They absolutely eo completely ignore many security and privacy things because they're very selective in what they focus on, particularly around how those things might impact their ad revenue.

How much they spend is no indicator of how and where they spend it, so is hardly a compelling argument.

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