[ NNSquad ] Twitter launches (limited) 2-factor authentication

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Twitter launches (limited) 2-factor authentication

http://j.mp/10nsH8b  (TechCrunch)

    "However the brands and news outlets whose accounts are the most
     valuable to hackers may not benefit from the feature. They can only
     set one phone number as the recipient of the two-factor authentication
     codes, but may have several staff members who need to access the
     account. If they enabled it, whoever carried the phone registered with
     Twitter would have to relay the code to all the other staffers to get
     it to whoever needed it. That hassle might prevent shared accounts
     from turning on login verifications, and so the hackings may continue."

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Limited and a bit unwieldy, but definitely better than nuttin', and a
good first step.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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