From: onlyme101@btinternet.com   
      
   Charles Ellson wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:58:39 -0500, knuttle    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 02/16/2024 10:14 AM, Geoff wrote:   
   > >> Has anyone else noticed this?  I turned OFF the 2 step verfication   
   > in >> Ancestry and it no longer asks for it when I start.  However,   
   > if I then >> try to access my DNA screen it asking for 2 step   
   > verification again.  >>   
   > >> But what is puzzling is that it asks if I want to use Text or   
   > Email,  I >> selected text and it asked for my phone number!!!!   
   > This means anyone >> who wants to hack my account can enter their own   
   > telephone number and >> get the access code.  Surely it should only   
   > send the code to the phone >> number it has on record.  Have I missed   
   > something somewhere?  >> GeoffI was quite frustrated when I heard of   
   > the two step.  However I did it   
   > > once and have not had to do it again for DNA included.   
   > >   
   > > It is my understanding that if I delete the Ancestry cookies I will   
   > > have to do it again.   
   > >   
   > > I agree that asking for the telephone number to text the code for   
   > > the two step verification is counter to what they are trying to do.   
   > >   
   > Has anyone tried a "wrong" number to see what happens ?   
      
   On looking into it further, whether you enter a "wrong" number or the   
   correct one, they then ask for your password or will send it to the   
   email adrress which is on record.   So they have covered it either way,   
   you already need to know the passsword or you won't see the email.   
      
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