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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Codes sent by text message
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:16:49 -0000 (UTC)
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Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2024-03-12 13:53, Newyana2 wrote:
>> "AJL" <noemail@none.org> wrote
> 
> ...
> 
>> 
>> As Carlos put it, people addicted to cellphones
>> would like to believe that everyone else "does not matter".
>> They not only want cellphone options, they want cellphone
>> interaction to be enforced as the only option. They
>> want to live in Cellphone World.
> 
> Addicted? No, simply banks are using a device that everybody has, 
> instead of making their clients buy an extra hardware device, not cheap, 
> for needed extra security. 

Banks here used to provide a hardware device for free which you used with
your bank card at home. 

The annoying thing was that you ended up with one for each bank - despite
using the same technology - and you were stuck if you didn't have it with
you.