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Re: [OM] New cellphones, anniversaries, and obscurity

Subject: Re: [OM] New cellphones, anniversaries, and obscurity
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:54:24 +0100
I've been getting away from sms 2FA in favour of an authenticator app (two
actually, Google and Microsoft) - seems to work ok and avoids the risk of
getting my phone number cloned.
Jez

On Tue, 17 Aug 2021 at 15:27, Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  One thought is, using my password manager, start logging in to all the
> sites stored there and see which ones require the two factors. SMS was
> never intended as a secure communication channel. There must be a better
> way.
>
> I sill have my wife's phone and number. My son suggested, rather than
> getting rid of the number, transfer/convert it to a google voice number.
> That way you keep the number but don't have to pay (at least for now).
>
> WayneS
>
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