This article is written as if it were suggesting two-factor authentication. In actuality it's suggesting a new one-factor authentication. A single factor that my phone company and device manufacturer can access, no less.
On Android, you can give apps permission to read your text messages. The effect, were this author's advice followed, would be that apps get access to all of your other services.
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This is poor advice.
This article is written as if it were suggesting two-factor authentication. In actuality it's suggesting a new one-factor authentication. A single factor that my phone company and device manufacturer can access, no less.
On Android, you can give apps permission to read your text messages. The effect, were this author's advice followed, would be that apps get access to all of your other services.