From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:44:05 -0400 From: Kurt H Maier To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Message-ID: <20160331124405.GA26099@wopr.sciops.net> References: <8637r75ycs.fsf@cmarib.ramside> <56FCF93A.5070808@qmul.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <56FCF93A.5070808@qmul.ac.uk> Subject: Re: [9fans] The Plan 9/"right" way to do Facebook Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8bbfda98-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:17:30AM +0100, David Pick wrote: > On 31/03/16 10:03, hiro wrote: > > > people would probably not talk with me if they had to 2-factor first. > > they just ring and that's it. > > But that *is* two-factor: they're using something you have (the > telephone number) and a biometric (your voice). Ah yes, the old "security factor that is in fact public information" ruse. Nobody ever sees that coming! I use similar two-factor security at my house -- they have to use something they have (the address of my house) and something they know (whether or not they're allowed in the door) -- it's basically foolproof khm