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Comment on When people setup two factor authentication on an account on sites that allow it and insert a phone number, does that site assume by default that it's their own number or do they see it as "a" number?

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rdyoung@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Numbers can belong to anyone and yes, they do “assume” that the number you enter is at the least accessible by you. It would make no sense for you to make up a number or give them a relative or friends number especially for 2fa.

Why don’t you have a phone number? You can get a cheap prepaid phone and if you don’t want to pay for cell service you can import that number to Google Voice or other services like textnow, you could even go straight to textnow and get a free number from them. I have one that I pay like $5/year for them to hold on to just in case I feel like I need it.

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shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You mean a burner phone, right? Those are good for verification but not if you regularly need something to log in with.

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- rdyoung@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Which is why I said you could port that number elsewhere. Google Voice, textnow, etc.
  
  I personally uave at least 5 numbers.
  
  GV that was ported from tmo a good 15+ years ago
  
  My direct personal line
  
  My direct business line
  
  4)My GV business line
  
  My textnow number that I am just sitting on.
  
  I’m going to set up a family number attached to our family email.
  
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