minus-squareJTskulk@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is phone number verification requeriment for online services sometimes considered a privacy/security risk?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThe short version is that your phone number is assigned to you by a company. If one of their low-paid customer service agents decides to assign that number to someone else for any reason, that person is now you when it comes to 2FA. linkfedilink
The short version is that your phone number is assigned to you by a company. If one of their low-paid customer service agents decides to assign that number to someone else for any reason, that person is now you when it comes to 2FA.