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My brother told me I was too paranoid with 2FA and it made me rethink everything
He said I was locking down my accounts so tight I'd get locked out if my phone died, which happened to him once. I had 2FA on every single thing, even my gaming logins, and he showed me how his phone breaking meant he lost access to his bank for 3 days. Now I keep backup codes in my wallet and only use app-based 2FA for banking, email, and social media, not my 15 forum accounts. Anyone else gotten pushback from family about being too strict with security? What did you change?
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pat7811mo ago
So are you keeping the backup codes in your actual wallet or a digital copy? I went through the same thing with my dad when my laptop bricked and I couldn't get into my main email for a week, now I keep a laminated card in my glovebox with my most important codes. He finally stopped calling me paranoid after i showed him how quick it is to set up recovery options.
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murphy.tessa1mo ago
Used to think my brother was just lazy but now I get it, keeping backup codes saved my butt once.
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