Re: Codes sent by text message

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

Newyana2 wrote:
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"The Real Bev" <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote
 

WTF?  Why is the google voice number not a REAL phone number?

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   As V said, the simple answer is that they want to spy.

 No, that's not it. Not for a bank.
 They want to know that you are an actual person with a phone and contract. They have to trust the company giving those numbers.

Well, that *is* tracking to a device.  They hope the device belongs to
you, and you're the one in charge of the phone when the call arrives.
Rather a stupid concept: send the code to the same phone that is trying
to log into a web form.  Geez, of course the thief or hacker just must
ignore the code sent to that phone for the login they're trying to hack.