bring back honor killings dammit.
My loca branch of the NWO used to put out ads telling everyone to always enable 2FA, now they've started putting out ads telling everyone to always use strong unique passphrases.
you know your government can scam you right? it doesn't have to be a business or individual.
It's extremely easy to get and keep a burner phone without your real name. If we accept those apps as the standard and they phase out text 2FA, we are fucked.
A service needing your full name and other personal information has nothing to do with 2FA. 2FA can work anonymously.
2FA apps require using a smart phone, which are tied to every aspect of a person's private information. At this point, smart phones are optional in society so long as you're willing to make some concessions, but mandatory use of 2FA apps rather than texting would fuck that extremely quickly. Even if you do use a personal, de-google/apple-d smart phone, wanting to use a burner phone for 2FA is probably a smart choice, since both the major authentication apps are owned by Google and Microsoft.
Always back up your TOTP authenticator to multiple devices. Most of them support exporting data in an encrypted format. Aegis authenticator is a nice one.
Keepass is on the desktop too. I have it installed.
I save the QR code images or screencap them (and copy the text-only versions if available) and keep a backup directory full of "second factors".
Once you do it they'll force you to use that phone to confirm your identity every time you try to login from a different browser (or in my case every single time I use Firefox because they don't trust it).
You can use the TOTP functionality available for most password managers, including KeyPassXC, anonymously. No smartphone required.
I don't opt for 2FA, and the only times I have been literally forced to use 2FA have been for school and work. In those circumstances, they only offered a single app from the company they buy an office suite from, an option for text, or very rarely, a physical security key. If you can't study or work without being forced to use a smart phone, then it's official, we are literally being corralled like cattle into carrying these spy devices on our person.
I had a similar experience recently, the way I resolved it is by carrying my ancient LG Optimus without the battery in, plugging it in once I get to work for 2FA, then unplugging it as soon as I leave. Surprisingly the app worked despite the decrepit Android version. I miss when you could pull your battery out.
