Facebook Adds Two-Factor Authentication 124
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timothy
from the your-name-and-your-real-name dept.
from the your-name-and-your-real-name dept.
angry tapir writes "To help its hundreds of millions of users prevent unauthorized access to their accounts, Facebook has added an optional verification step to its log-in process. The new security feature, called Login Approvals, is a form of two-factor authentication."
Security? (Score:4, Funny)
That's like putting a steel door on a straw house...
Let me guess... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Let me guess... (Score:4, Funny)
Passwords are too hard to remember, particularly for the hardcore Facebook addicts. Instead it will be your username and your mother's name, that way you can quickly look it up on your friends list should you forget it.
Re:Let me guess... (Score:3, Funny)
With every app and advertising maker having full access anyway, I think this [wordpress.com] is what I think they have in mind. Now with TWO locks!
Extra layer of security (Score:5, Funny)
I heard that the two form authentication will involve both your password and verification that you've posted a derogatory story about Google to your blog.