- May 20, 2024
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2FA is not always a bad thing, and there are definitely places where it makes sense. Unfortunately, it has become a pet peeve of mine where too many companies force it on you, in applications where it really isn't needed.
Like a fitness tracker for my watch. The watch in question does not have any ability to act as a digital wallet or anything like that. In order to pair it, you need to unlock the phone itself, type the password into the app (the first time you open said app) and have the watch in front of you.
Why do I also need 2FA on that, just to pair my watch? It doesn't even have my real name on it, much less any payment, banking or other private information. Not to mention, another app for counting calories had the same issue, it would just suddenly reject your password for no apparent reason and demand you reset it to something else after having to go through 2FA.
I also had my email account just randomly decide to lock down, and it needed an old phone number I didn't have anymore. I didn't know it even needed 2FA because I had been logging into it for years using just the password, with no problems. Thus I didn't think to update the phone number in question. It didn't lock because I forgot the password. In fact, I entered it right the very first time.
Like a fitness tracker for my watch. The watch in question does not have any ability to act as a digital wallet or anything like that. In order to pair it, you need to unlock the phone itself, type the password into the app (the first time you open said app) and have the watch in front of you.
Why do I also need 2FA on that, just to pair my watch? It doesn't even have my real name on it, much less any payment, banking or other private information. Not to mention, another app for counting calories had the same issue, it would just suddenly reject your password for no apparent reason and demand you reset it to something else after having to go through 2FA.
I also had my email account just randomly decide to lock down, and it needed an old phone number I didn't have anymore. I didn't know it even needed 2FA because I had been logging into it for years using just the password, with no problems. Thus I didn't think to update the phone number in question. It didn't lock because I forgot the password. In fact, I entered it right the very first time.
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