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What do you just want to go away? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
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Verification Codes.

One-Time my ass, more like, repeated times. I'm so tired of verification codes up the ass these days. Just today, I had to reset my PayPal password. So that meant there was a code sent to an e-mail address after the reset process was set, to begin with. Then I had to go through the obstacle of verifying the information of the account. And then even after the password was reset, I'm sent ANOTHER freaking code right after!

And it's even more frustrating to deal with, with my bank. I've gotten random verification checks for making internal transfers within my account. Things I've done without any issue. But just one day, I got THREE verification checks to do what I needed to do!

This verification shit has gotten out of hand! I want it to just die, just like captcha. Whatever purpose they originally were intended to do, is lost in translation, because now they're just obstacles that wastes our time every minute we have to bother with them.

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[–] 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Most bank send a one-time code to SMS. And they have to nerve to send me notices about how to protect my account. If they really cared about security they would allow a hardware key or authentication app for the one-time code.

My bank allows me to do only one transaction at the ATM.

Typical for me is to:

  1. Tap my card, enter my PIN, deposit a cheque, get the receipt.
  2. Tap the card, enter my PIN, pay a bill, get a receipt.
  3. Tap the card, enter my PIN, withdraw cash.

And they tell me to protect my PIN while forcing me to enter it three times instead of once.

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