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Introducing Telegram Passport

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Re: Introducing Telegram Passport

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Project Fi from Google has been a lifesaver for me while traveling. I get to use the same number everywhere I go and don't have to do the new SIM dance in every country I visit. It can also be very handy sometimes to have internet access minutes after hitting the tarmac. They've also expanded it to support more phones recently. I think having a Fi phone, even if it's not your primary device, makes a lot of sense for…

yeah, that looks great for Americans, I guess. Again, another thing businesses assume about people: they're American ;)

There are plenty of disadvantages for Americans trying to live as nomads too, believe me.

Re: Introducing Telegram Passport

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yeah, that looks great for Americans, I guess. Again, another thing businesses assume about people: they're American ;)

There are plenty of disadvantages for Americans trying to live as nomads too, believe me.

zip codes. Whenever I see a form saying "enter your zip code" I know I'm in for a terrible user experience :(

Re: Introducing Telegram Passport

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That's technically not two factor if you only need to know a password to get access to the one-time code. It's two passwords, both are something you have to know, there's nothing you need to have or be (sms and biometrics respectively)

Your comment highlights why phone-based 2FA is not a 2FA.

It is, you need to have the phone.

But if you can access the phone content remotely behind a password, then it stops being 2FA.

Re: Introducing Telegram Passport

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Pretty much ripped off Civic https://www.civic.com Wonder how the price of CVC is impacted today...

It takes a player with some size to move the needle on this one. And likely we'll have a few of these services. Civic still has a roll to play.

Re: Introducing Telegram Passport

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post #51

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Please, provide sources if you’re willing to say something like that.

https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right...

Have you read the article you linked? Nothing in it is remotely closed to what one would call “horrible security”.
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