While the plaintiff might have some stupid points, I do agree that enabling or disabling two-factor should be the user's choice.
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Apple Sued Over Not Letting Customers Disable Two-Factor Authentication After Two Weeks
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I think this is great, actually.
To be clear, I do think two-factor authentication is much more secure (obviously). But I hate that Apple is so determined to force its users into using it. If someone doesn't want it then they have the right to disable it. Plain and simple. Our devices and accounts should be ours to control.
To be clear, I do think two-factor authentication is much more secure (obviously). But I hate that Apple is so determined to force its users into using it. If someone doesn't want it then they have the right to disable it. Plain and simple. Our devices and accounts should be ours to control.
It would be better to sue Apple for using Bluetooth in HomePod because open standards are the easiest way to set up a device but then locking the customer out of the Bluetooth chip for streaming functionality.
Or, just don't buy Apple products until they start valuing their customers again.
Or, just don't buy Apple products until they start valuing their customers again.
They should also be sued for asking for 2-factor on the same Mac that the web page is being used on.
I know, right?
“Here’s an awesome security feature. Type in the code that will pop right up on the same screen. No bad actor will ever be able to do that.”
The problem then becomes Apple's when the customer calls about their account being compromised and lost man hours trying to rectify issues with everything that can happen when someone logs into your account and has access to your billing information, personal info, iCloud info and such. I hope Apple countersues these people for wasting their time and resources.
And then when they get hacked and have their identity stolen, they will sue Apple for not protecting them. It's just a vicious cycle that they aren't immune to.
I am gonna sue the clouds for dropping water on me. It has caused me significant harm due to catching a cold and lost wages because I had to stay home. Millions upon millions of other people will join me in my class action lawsuit and hold the weather accountable.
Now who's with me?!
Now who's with me?!
Sounds like you're running an older OS (Yosemite?) on the Mac mini. I think El Capitan was the first macOS that supported entering a two factor code with a dedicated pop up window. If you wanna log in on an older device (or OS) you'll have to type in the code right after your passwort in the same column.
Just double checked with 10.10.5 I also get the verification code pop up, they might have added this with one of the last updates.
I could authenticate my old 2006 cMP 1,1 running 10.11.6, so it should work on the Mac mini.
My friend who has Parkinson's disease has it disabled on his iPad but it keeps nagging him to turn it on.
Won’t work for me. Shows a 6 digit code parsed as 3 3 but it doesn’t work either as 6 straight digits or 3 3 with a space.
Without commenting on the merits of this case, I'd prefer that the MacRumors team not editorialize like this. Leave that to the pundits. Share the facts and leave it at that.
We can come to our own conclusions, thankyouverymuch.
I’m waiting for someone to sue Apple for not letting downgrade iOS versions. So you have a lot of Apps that won’t be updated to 64-bit or post iOS 11, Apps that you’ve paid for, and Apple doesn’t let you install a iOS version that supports them.
It’s like if you couldn’t install previous Mac OS versions on a Mac or previous Windows versions on a PC.
So Apple has charged you for some apps in the past, but Apple doesn’t let you install an operating system that supports them. That’s not right.
The same right has a customer to update the operating system at the time they like than to downgrade it whenever they want.
It’s like if you couldn’t install previous Mac OS versions on a Mac or previous Windows versions on a PC.
So Apple has charged you for some apps in the past, but Apple doesn’t let you install an operating system that supports them. That’s not right.
The same right has a customer to update the operating system at the time they like than to downgrade it whenever they want.
These people who file the useless lawsuits love the attention. It’s just filing a lawsuit. It’ll almost certainly be tossed before Apple has spent 10c on a reply. In some ways lawsuits have become the new attention getter for those who crave attention. And the media always complies.
Would that not be the same as turning the password off in settings?
THIS is why the rest of the world has no interest in US culture.
What about for people with 1 device
New York resident Jay Brodsky has filed a frivolous class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company's so-called "coercive" policy of not letting customers disable two-factor authentication beyond a two-week grace period is both inconvenient and violates a variety of California laws.
The complaint alleges that Brodsky "and millions of similarly situated consumers across the nation have been and continue to suffer harm" and "economic losses" as a result of Apple's "interference with the use of their personal devices and waste of their personal time in using additional time for simple logging in."
In a support document, Apple says it prevents customers from turning off two-factor authentication after two weeks because "certain features in the latest versions of iOS and macOS require this extra level of security":The complaint is riddled with questionable allegations, however, including that Apple released a software update around September 2015 that enabled two-factor authentication on Brodsky's Apple ID without his knowledge or consent. Apple in fact offers two-factor authentication on an opt-in basis.
Brodsky also claims that two-factor authentication is required each time you turn on an Apple device, which is false, and claims the security layer adds an additional two to five minutes or longer to the login process when it in fact only takes seconds to enter a verification code from a trusted device.
The complaint goes on to allege that Apple's confirmation email for two-factor authentication enrollment containing a "single last line" alerting customers that they have a two-week period to disable the security layer is "insufficient."
Brodsky accuses Apple of violating the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, California's Invasion of Privacy Act, and other laws. He, on behalf of others similarly situated, is seeking monetary damages as well as a ruling that prevents Apple from "not allowing a user to choose its own logging and security procedure." Read the full document.
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I agree that more control is better. There are lots of things I would love to be able to switch on and off in iOS. But Apple's statement said that 2FA is required for some iOS functions so this is just the new normal.
Sadly I have to agree with that dude. I don't want 2FA, I don't want a passcode, I don't want fingerprint or face id. It should be my choice.
If they're afraid of my credit card info being stolen, they could, you know, not save my credit card info... i don't mind entering it for each purchase...
If they're afraid of my credit card info being stolen, they could, you know, not save my credit card info... i don't mind entering it for each purchase...