Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs?

From	David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org>
Newsgroups	misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.privacy
Subject	Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs?
Date	2024-09-05 23:17 +0100
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On 05/09/2024 15:53, Andrew wrote:
> David Brooks wrote on Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:04:10 +0100 :
> 
>> Btw, things might improve if you got yourself an iPhone!
> 
> Heh heh heh... I have plenty of iPhones. Probably more than you do.
> And I have plenty of iPads. Plus plenty of Androids. And PCs too.
> 
> While most Apple sheep are completely on only one platform, I'm not.
> Remember.... I use these devices to test the *truth* about products.
> 
> Which is why I set up the new iPads first, without an Apple ID.
> Which was to *test* the *truth* about how it works without an Apple ID.
> Which - let's be frank - is an iPad is worthless without an Apple ID.
> 
> Which proves the point that Apple designed iOS as a dumb terminal.
> Devoid of even the most basic of functionality without logging into Apple.
> 
> Having proved that fact, I decided to add an Apple ID to that new iPad.
> That's when I found out you *must* add 2FA (since Feb2023).
> 
> Only Apple forces you to murder your privacy.
> Nobody else does. Only Apple.
> 
> Moving forward, since the iPad is a dumb terminal, I added a new Apple ID.
> My daily drive is an Android phone. So that's the phone number I used.
> 
> Sure, it worked.
> But now I have to have Android with me just to log into my Apple device.
> 
> That's absurd.
> Only Apple could come up with such a ridiculously absurd policy.
> 
> Because most Apple customers are ignorant sheep the policy will remain.
> Apple customers will put up with anything - they're all ignorant sheep.
> 
> The fact is Apple murdered privacy.
> And, for me, I have to carry two devices just to log into the Apple one.

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What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-02 16:11 +0000
  Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 02:20 +0000
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-03 08:28 +0100
      Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 16:13 +0000
        Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-03 19:08 +0100
          Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 20:33 +0000
            Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-03 21:38 +0100
              Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-05 14:53 +0000
                Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-05 23:17 +0100
  Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 02:20 +0000
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-03 20:21 +0100
      Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 20:28 +0000
        Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-03 21:40 +0100
  Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-03 20:17 +0000
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 02:45 +0000
      Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-04 05:11 +0000
        Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-09-03 22:18 -0700
          Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-09-04 15:15 +0000
            Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-04 19:33 +0000
  Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2024-09-03 18:22 -0400
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-09-03 15:32 -0700
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-04 05:19 +0000
  Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2024-09-10 19:07 -0400
    Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Andrew <andrew@spam.net> - 2024-09-11 16:26 +0000
      Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-09-11 14:07 -0700
      Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2024-11-19 10:31 -0500
        Re: What "forms" of 2FA is Apple requiring for all new Apple IDs? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-11-19 13:02 -0500

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