First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?
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Sean Randall
in reply to Georgiana Brummell • • •didn't an SMS require a phone, too?
QR codes are perfectly usable by the blind.
I agree that a text message works on a dumb phone, but if you're blind the accessibility of those is generally poorer anyway.
As a balance of security, SMS spooffing and whatnot is a real risk.