Facebook Turned Its Two-Factor Security 'Feature' Into the Worst Kind of Spam
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-turned-its-two-factor-security-feature-into-th-1823006334 What's most frustrating is that Facebook has taken a security feature like two-factor authentication--which gives users valuable protection from phishing and account takeovers--and perverted it into a tool for spam. It's a decision that prioritizes engagement over security and will teach users who are experimenting with two-factor for the first time that it's not worth the hassle, ultimately degrading user safety. "Abusing a security technology like 2FA by turning it into a marketing opportunity is pretty much the most short-term clever, long-term foolish thing Facebook could do," Matthew Green, a cryptographer at Johns Hopkins University, tweeted. - - - This is how to drive people away from 2-factor, 2-step verification systems. Asking for a mobile number for 2sv, and then using it for other purposes, is exactly what users are afraid will happen. Google does not do this. But as we see, Facebook has taken the low road, yet again. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
