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Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google will no longer send SMSs with six digit codes for
 verification
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 14:48:15 +0100
Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru
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On 02.03.25 14:28, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just read yesterday that Google will no longer send SMSs with six digit 
> codes for verification of gmail account, but instead will use QR codes. 
> This is to avoid scams in which the victim is told to tell the fraudster 
> the number he just received on the phone.
> 
> I have a source but it is in Spanish:
> 
> <https://www.20minutos.es/tecnologia/ciberseguridad/novedad-google-luchar-contra-estafas-adios-autenticacion-digitos-sms-5685840/>
> 
> Oh, English here: 
> <https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/02/26/google-confirms-gmail-to-ditch-sms-code-authentication/>

Technology cannot solve social problems.

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