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[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That much I can agree with at this point.

Actually, it's arguably even worse - it's not that Steam doesn't support normal TOTP, it's that Steam goes out of their way to prevent TOTP from being used without switching to an entirely new algorithm.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Could be worse. GOG's approach is super annoying, and a lot of platforms (like fucking Apple) actually require the use of insecure and invasive SMS verification. And as far as I know Steam hasn't been hit with any data breaches since 2011.

[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

require the use of insecure and invasive SMS verification

My honest reaction: