Facebook Adds Two-Factor Authentication 124
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."
Re:Protect your MafiaFarmPetVilleWars! (Score:4, Informative)
Actually Google's uses a special app, Google Authenticator. No phone number required.
they immediately publish your cell # (Score:4, Informative)
Worth noting - when you supply a phone number (btw, my Google Voice number didn't work at all for this.. had to use my actual mobile #).. they immediately publish it on your profile.
Thanks Facebook! (i immediately removed it and disabled the feature)
Re:Facebook stupidity.. (Score:4, Informative)
Largest segment? You do know that the vast majority of the world, including the US, still uses more feature phones than smartphones?
Not to mention that for most people if you know they're FB password you can probably access their email too; from password reuse to finding their secret answer (like your candidate for vicepresident), it's almost useless as a second authentication mechanism.
And you don't need a $30/month plan to receive one SMS a month, if that. How many times do you realistically use FB from a new device?