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Good lord, no. I don't lose any of those things, not even the 2FA.

> compared to the outsized harm this kind of crime causes to the victim as we rely more and more on smartphones for authentication.

For goodness sake, push back! I didn't even allow for the presumption I have a phone to read QR codes for restaurant menus, because of where I saw that was heading. Never allow anyone or any place to presume they can rely on your smartphone for something they should be responsible for.

I noticed places I work for started to try this, and put a stop to it right from the beginning by asking if they were going to start paying for my phone contract, and buy the phone from me, so I could buy another private one. Putting it in black and white makes it clear what's going on; which is work trying to get (a) free hardware, services, and (b) free work out of hours.



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