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by yjftsjthsd-h 1397 days ago
> PayPal’s default method of login is now a one-time code sent via SMS

> You cannot disable this method of login, and you cannot remove your phone number from your account.

Well. I'm used to thinking poorly of PayPal, but that's remarkable. Wonder if someone lost money if they could take PayPal to court on account of what could be argued as negligence? (Or maybe not; IANAL for a reason.)

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Likely not. Most companies auto-enroll you into binding arbitration agreements now. If you ever want to opt out of it, you have a small window where you need to print out forms, sign them, and snail mail them. Kind of the opposite philosophy of SMS to login.