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   Message 110,635 of 112,125   
   David Brooks to Andrew   
   Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiri   
   03 Sep 24 08:28:13   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.ipad   
   XPost: comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: BDB@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 03/09/2024 03:20, Andrew wrote:   
   > badgolferman wrote on Mon, 2 Sep 2024 16:44:04 -0000 (UTC) :   
   >   
   >>> What other forms of 2FA can we give Apple to log into new Apple accounts?   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I'm not entirely sure, but it seems you can get a different trusted device.   
   >> https://support.apple.com/en-us/102660   
   >>   
   >> If you don't want to give out your personal phone number maybe a Google   
   >> Voice number would work. Use a Google solution to authenticate with Apple!   
   >   
   > Apple murdered privacy.   
   >   
   > I've seen that support article and it doesn't answer the question.   
   >      
   >   
   > It's ironic that Apple is (yet again) the worst of all in terms of privacy.   
   > Anyway, Apple lies about privacy. But we're stuck with what it is.   
   >   
   > Even as there is no company worse than Apple for privacy, I'm stuck with   
   > having to use the only 2FV in my life, just to install apps on my iPads.   
   >   
   > Even though Apple murdered privacy, we're stuck with figuring out options.   
   >      
   >   
   > You can't use a "trusted device" with a new AppleID as no other device has   
   > that AppleID (for privacy - that's why). Apple murdered privacy after all.   
   >   
   > You have to use a phone or something else.   
   > And you don't want to use a phone as that's the worst (for privacy).   
   >   
   > So what else can be used to avoid Apple from murdering your privacy?   
      
   Just how much does it matter?   
      
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