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One of my banks uses email two factor auth- if I lost access to the email account and had no accessible backup email set I can see how being locked out of the email account would deny access to the bank account.
but surely you can show up at your bank with identification and get the email changed?
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Microsoft has an infuriating habit of doing this; its not just a one-off. They routinely lockout international github users and feign innocent compliance when caught.
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My grocery story requires email 2FA to log into it these days. Losing access to my email address would probably be more work than if I found myself having to move house.
Why does your grocery store require a login?
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One of my banks uses email two factor auth- if I lost access to the email account and had no accessible backup email set I can see how being locked out of the email account would deny access to the bank account.
but surely you can show up at your bank with identification and get the email changed?
> can no longer access his bank accounts, which are tied to his Hotmail account, he says. Come on. This is such exaggeration. Surely he has contacted the banks (note: plural as per article) and he can access his accounts. Not even one? Banks routinely handle identification via phone to access your account and transact.
but if the bank is in another country … it might be literally impossible to recover it