Everything done to make the Internet ‘safer’ and/or more clear to idiots has made it worse for anyone competent. The ability to control cookies was always there and worked completely fine since the 90s.
Forced two factor authentication is another one. I literally never had any issues before two-factor because I just used different unique passwords and didn’t share them with anyone. I have never been ‘hacked’ even once for 20+ years online. But now, I have issues when travelling and using a local sim with a different number when email authentication isn’t permitted. And all to protect idiots who use ‘hunter2’ for their password across all systems and then act like some elite hacker cracked their code.
I’ve since just set up a voip number purely for two factor phone number based authentication, but it’s annoying I was forced to do that instead of being given the option through and opt-in system.
I really hate the forced 2fa on shitty little sites that nobody would care to hack. I also really hate that just about every site and service requires you to give them your phone number now, which of course they immediately start spamming, and you have to send a text to a short code, which might have hidden charges associated with it, to opt out. I don’t want anyone having my phone number, but you have to give it if you want service. That VoIP idea you have is great.
The phone number is the best way to ID user across different sources of data. Facebook created datapoints for those who aren’t even on Facebook, but are in some users’ phonebooks. In my country you get a SIM-card only with your documents, so alphabet agencies have an even better idea who are you on the web.
It’s all just scam that pushed without any conaideration for our convinience.
Everything done to make the Internet ‘safer’ and/or more clear to idiots has made it worse for anyone competent. The ability to control cookies was always there and worked completely fine since the 90s.
Forced two factor authentication is another one. I literally never had any issues before two-factor because I just used different unique passwords and didn’t share them with anyone. I have never been ‘hacked’ even once for 20+ years online. But now, I have issues when travelling and using a local sim with a different number when email authentication isn’t permitted. And all to protect idiots who use ‘hunter2’ for their password across all systems and then act like some elite hacker cracked their code.
I’ve since just set up a voip number purely for two factor phone number based authentication, but it’s annoying I was forced to do that instead of being given the option through and opt-in system.
I really hate the forced 2fa on shitty little sites that nobody would care to hack. I also really hate that just about every site and service requires you to give them your phone number now, which of course they immediately start spamming, and you have to send a text to a short code, which might have hidden charges associated with it, to opt out. I don’t want anyone having my phone number, but you have to give it if you want service. That VoIP idea you have is great.
The phone number is the best way to ID user across different sources of data. Facebook created datapoints for those who aren’t even on Facebook, but are in some users’ phonebooks. In my country you get a SIM-card only with your documents, so alphabet agencies have an even better idea who are you on the web.
It’s all just scam that pushed without any conaideration for our convinience.