Google's new hand-gesture verification system uses camera-based movements to distinguish humans from bots, prompting privacy concerns among some users despite assurances that videos are deleted after processing.
Google Voice user for 15 years and I’ve had about 3 instances where my number wasn’t usable for 2FA, mostly because, to your point, by the time companies that care about security learned about voip #s they realized they are mostly used legitimately and sms was insecure anyway. Luckily I found a great FOSS auth app, which I prefer to sms anyway; especially if traveling I don’t have to depend on a mobile connection to be able to complete 2FA.
As another og Google voice user, i’ve noticed that a lot of services that let me sign up with Google Voice 15 years ago don’t let you do it anymore. Now they detect that it’s a VoIP number.
Google Voice user for 15 years and I’ve had about 3 instances where my number wasn’t usable for 2FA, mostly because, to your point, by the time companies that care about security learned about voip #s they realized they are mostly used legitimately and sms was insecure anyway. Luckily I found a great FOSS auth app, which I prefer to sms anyway; especially if traveling I don’t have to depend on a mobile connection to be able to complete 2FA.
As another og Google voice user, i’ve noticed that a lot of services that let me sign up with Google Voice 15 years ago don’t let you do it anymore. Now they detect that it’s a VoIP number.