| >It could be very difficult to login to an account like Gmail from overseas in the event of PC+phone[+hardware key] theft Literally happened to me in Poland, which is why I avoid passkeys like the plague. (The thief got caught months later. That didn't help me.) >Maybe no big deal if you can port your number to a new phone right away. T-Mobile won't mail a SIM card overseas, and I doubt others will either. There is no "maybe", it's a certainty that you won't be able to. >Or maybe the trusted friend can help Yeah, my wife literally mailed me SIM card to Poland. It took over week. And a "trusted friend" would first have had to get it somehow. >Or maybe the trusted friend can help (unless Google still finds the login suspicious after all, no idea there) At least I logged into my accounts from that city before the laptop and phone were stolen, so my logins were not "suspicious". That's with a password. _____ PS: screw Citibank's mandatory phone
-based "2FA". |
Edit: and near 0 customer support too