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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Do I really need TFA for social media? Or a forum? News sites? Fucking weather? Financial logins I get, but every single site requiring it is a cumulative time and hassle burden that is not worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I don't mean to sound rude but why would you need an account just to check weather

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I would say anytime where someone can impersonate you or make purchases as you deserves MFA. That's my risk tolerance, but it can differ obviously. I just feel that threshold is too low for a lot of people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

…for social media?

Where someone can impersonal you and scam people out of money? Yes. 2FA.

…Fucking weather?

I mean, I’m not here to kink shame but, probably? I’m partially wondering now what weather looks like when it fucks. Like a tornado in a sinkhole?

…every single site requiring it is a cumulative time and hassle burden that is not worth it.

It wouldn’t be necessary IF:

  1. People chose decent passwords that were different for every login
  2. Website security was taken seriously by anyone who has a login.