On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 11:38 AM Evan Leibovitch <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 7:37 AM o1bigtenor via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One doesn't use a cell phone (well I wouldn't) but a cellphone number is >> demanded to verify one's identity. Without a working cellphone connection >> one is today - - - a NON-person. > > > OK, what other ways of verifying identity would you prefer?
Sending a secure email to my secure email account would be a start. Except the preferrence is to gmail - - - to feed the advertising engine you know! > You can still do most of what needs to be done with banks and government > through in-person and/or postal service that can be done without connectivity > of any kind. Postal service - - - - what a misd nomer!!! Post office hours are such so that that would necessitate a special trip into town. (Gross costs about $35.) Bank I am dealing with doesn't do in person stuff any more - - - they might upon special request but as I'm neither part of the 'elderly' (yet) nor infirm that's also a no go. > >> I understand that you don't get the problem but then you are an urban dweller > > > As are more than 80% of Canadians. Its actually 93% or Canuckistanis - - - which is why its so frustrating for the other 7% - - - the 93% asks why should we give a c**p - - - they see no need for the fix. Except even among urban dwellers there is a rapidly widening availability of services and the probelm is increasing rather than diminishing. (Cell phone access is based upon maximal profit for the providers not upon providing a service. This has supposedly been an election issue for just short of some 25 years here and still no changes - - - just more platitudes!) > >> who has absolutely no idea what its like trying to connect to an ever >> increasing number of entities that demand SMS connectiviity > > > You're right, I have no idea. I logically assume that if someone wants to > "connect" that first they possess a device capable of "connecting". > > Please explain why this should not be the case. Why should this method of 'connecting' be imposed upon those who don't even have the option to use it? > > FWIW, much of my most important supplemental authentication -- including a > number of government accounts -- is done through an authenticator app which > does not rely on SMS. Hmmmmmm - - - you're still using a stupid phone - - - - - lets say your stupid phone service died and you would not be able to replace said service for 60 days - - - what would you do then? It doesn't seem like you're getting the extent of the issue - - - you're offerring solutions that just don't work if one doesn't have access to cellphone service. I have one - - - use it when I go into town - - - - otherwise - - - imo - - - - its a stupidly expensive (and quite useless here) communication device - - - - and not much else. Regards --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
