Privacy Guides
In the digital age, protecting your personal information might seem like an impossible task. We’re here to help.
This is a community for sharing news about privacy, posting information about cool privacy tools and services, and getting advice about your privacy journey.
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Additional Resources:
- EFF: Surveillance Self-Defense
- Consumer Reports Security Planner
- Jonah Aragon (YouTube)
- r/Privacy
- Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List
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I was actually looking to switch to Raivo from 2FAS Auth. Now I’m going to be taking my time. 😬
Curious why you were planning to switch from 2FAS. Currently on Raivo and was wondering if 2FAS is just as good
I was interested in trying out Raivo and I thought I read a post not recommending 2FAS either here or before on Reddit.
It was on reddit if you search by 2FAS Auth there’s a thread in the privacy guides subreddit and someone mentions this:
OTP Auth would be a good alternative.
For me both (Raivo and OTP Auth) are trustworthy.
2FAS I wouldn’t use. Quote from their privacy policy:
In accordance with the terms and conditions of our Terms of Service, we collect and store the following Personal Information about our Users: Device ID (including brand, model, unique ID, operating system info, and storage state) Email address (for Users of 2FAS API, 2FAS Plugin, and 2FAS Vault Services) Phone number, if provided by you Cookies and analytics
Also does 2FAS have the ability to export the codes to a different app as I couldn’t find it be honest?
LOL I was going to switch to Raivo from Authy until I heard this, and then after some research settled on 2fas. Is it no good, or just doesn't fit your use???? Now I'm hesitant again!
@Jarmer @Milarepa_07
I, too, settled on 2FAS a while back, primarily because I don't like this type of thing being hosted online at the mercy of someone else.
that's what I liked about it as well! Can sync my codes with icloud.