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Old 08-07-2020, 09:24 PM  
JesseQuinn
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Originally Posted by drexl View Post
captcha are a major pain in the ass. I much prefer 2FA for security
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Originally Posted by Klen View Post
Yep, that is proper way to handle it, 2FA
with you both on being annoyed by captchas (and guessing Carol is on board with us based on her thread), but for me personally 2FA is even worse. I hate using a phone, have two (one is quite spiffy) but they were both hand me downs

one gathers dust as if I'm out I don't want to be on the phone (rock the landline for setting stuff up, or skype when at home), the other I store in a drawer just for 2FA

I can't even use my own number for most SMS, have to use GrooveIP as many sites/services don't recognize numbers from my nation

I get the security value but holy fuck it is so annoying. I've actually dropped non-essential sites and services in the past just for not letting me log into my own account without that crap

no one knows the password on my comp except my parents, I log in via fingerprint, have an excellent anti-virus and anti-malware. at minimum an option to turn that security ish off is preferable

not saying there's no value, I recognize there is. just saying I find it worse than captchas personally
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