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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1847814" data-attributes="member: 38864">Agreed that this is not a flaw, it's an important security feature. You should add trusted numbers that are not your own number to your Apple ID so that you can get a 2FA code if you lose your own phone. When traveling, make sure that one of those trusted numbers is not traveling with you (in case you both are robbed or something like that). I actually removed my own number from my trusted numbers for the simple reason that SMS can be spoofed and if someone wanted to hack my account and knew my phone number, then it'd be trivial to do so.You used to be able to disable 2FA, but Apple took the option away with some updates a while back. If you really want to insist on not having 2FA, then call Apple. From reading around, they supposedly can restore the option for you to disable it. I wouldn't advise you to disable this, but it's your right to make the choice, and your right to suffer the consequences if your security is compromised by that choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1847814, member: 38864"] Agreed that this is not a flaw, it's an important security feature. You should add trusted numbers that are not your own number to your Apple ID so that you can get a 2FA code if you lose your own phone. When traveling, make sure that one of those trusted numbers is not traveling with you (in case you both are robbed or something like that). I actually removed my own number from my trusted numbers for the simple reason that SMS can be spoofed and if someone wanted to hack my account and knew my phone number, then it'd be trivial to do so. You used to be able to disable 2FA, but Apple took the option away with some updates a while back. If you really want to insist on not having 2FA, then call Apple. From reading around, they supposedly can restore the option for you to disable it. I wouldn't advise you to disable this, but it's your right to make the choice, and your right to suffer the consequences if your security is compromised by that choice. [/QUOTE]

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