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Turns out Apple is not mandating 2-factor authentication, but go ahead and set it up anyway
Sometimes you just have to take matters of digital security into your own hands.
When it comes to your Apple ID on the new macOS High Sierra and iOS 11, that means enabling two-factor authentication. And you'll need to use those same hands to do it, because despite an email sent out in the early hours of June 6, Apple is not about to make mandated two-factor authentication (2FA) the default law of the land.
"If you install the iOS 11 or macOS High Sierra public betas this summer and meet the basic requirements, your Apple ID [...] will be automatically updated to use two-factor authentication," reads the email sent to some account holders. "This is our most advanced, easy-to-use account security, and it’s required to use some of the latest features of iOS, macOS, and iCloud." Read more...
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