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		paxys on July 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cophone – Mobile work phones running in the cloud Having a VM doing 2FA that you access from your browser defeats the point of 2FA. You carry around a device in your pocket because that's the only way to secure the data inside it.

SkyPuncher on July 28, 2023 [–]

That seems like a pretty minor issue to fix once you have virtual phones running.

I personally wouldn’t want this to be browser only. I would enjoy it being device bound with a key.

t1tech on July 29, 2023 | [–]

> being device bound with a key.

That's an intriguing idea! Will have to look into it!

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