While the technology itself may be great (I don't really know since I don't use them) it has been co-opted by the tech conglomerates as another form of isolating and walling off users into their ecosystems.
And honestly, nowadays, if tech companies are pushing really hard for something then that is an immediate red flag for me and it bears more scrutiny. One of those "if you see them running that way you run the opposite way".
I can write my own authenticator implementation in a few hours by hand, maybe 5 minutes vibe coded. <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6238/" rel="nofollow">https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6238/
Even if you throw your phone into a volcano and buy a new one, you can still receive SMS verification.
elteto · · focus · HN ↗
And honestly, nowadays, if tech companies are pushing really hard for something then that is an immediate red flag for me and it bears more scrutiny. One of those "if you see them running that way you run the opposite way".
reddalo · · focus · HN ↗
Passwords with 2FA are simply better and more freedom friendly.
jwcrux · · focus · HN ↗
dsl · · focus · HN ↗
Even if you throw your phone into a volcano and buy a new one, you can still receive SMS verification.
qlte · · focus · HN ↗