On Sat, 2024-01-20 at 22:08 +0100, Walter H. via users wrote:
> not really, because, the knowledge of user and password is somewhere else;

There are a lot of people who'll have an unsecured phone, because it's
a pain to them.

> so neither the person who stole your phone (the 2FA device) nor you are 
> able to login;
> 
> you should not use the phone as all in one:
> - the login device,
> - the 2FA device and also
> - the password manager device

A lot of people will.  It's the point of contact, it's the stupid
SMS they receive on the same device to confirm its them, it may be a
rolling code generator.

I get the impression it's a major reason phones are stolen - identity
theft rather than the value of the phone, itself.  That, and maybe
hoping for nudes.

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