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October 5, 2021 01:23 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710421/google-security-2fa-inactive-account-management
Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users
In May, Google announced plans to enable two-factor authentication (or two-step verification as it’s referring to the setup) by default to enable more security for many accounts. Now it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Google is once again reminding us of that plan, saying in a blog post that it will enable two-factor for 150 million more accounts by the end of this year.
In 2018, Google said that only 10 percent of its active accounts were using two-factor authentication. It has been pushing, prodding, and encouraging people to enable the setting ever since. Another prong of the effort will require more than 2 million YouTube creators to turn on two-factor authentication to protect their channels from takeover. Google says it has...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710421/google-security-2fa-inactive-account-management
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