Xylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 years agoGitHub to require 2FA on accounts by October 6, 2023github.blogexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1349arrow-down1external-linkGitHub to require 2FA on accounts by October 6, 2023github.blogXylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square148fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretotallynotarobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThere is literally no bank in my country that doesn’t use sms for 2fa.
minus-squareOtome-chan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agowhat happens if you don’t have a phone number? you’re just prevented from having a bank account?
minus-squaretotallynotarobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoYou can have a bank account, but you wouldn’t be able to do online or mobile banking. Sms is the only 2fa option (some offer email as well, but last I checked all fall back on sms), and it’s mandatory for online/mobile.
minus-squareBitrot@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYes banks are terrible about this, and it makes no sense
There is literally no bank in my country that doesn’t use sms for 2fa.
what happens if you don’t have a phone number? you’re just prevented from having a bank account?
You can have a bank account, but you wouldn’t be able to do online or mobile banking.
Sms is the only 2fa option (some offer email as well, but last I checked all fall back on sms), and it’s mandatory for online/mobile.
Yes banks are terrible about this, and it makes no sense