▲ 901 ▼ Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID (notthesolution.substack.com) submitted 2 years ago by formerlytomato@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 157 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (6 children) Now type it a form that doesn’t allow copy and paste. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) The California DMV requires you to renew your vehicle registration every year by paying with a bank account number (no card) which is like a 30ish digit number and they disable paste. If you get it wrong they won’t notify you in any way until you get pulled over by a cop who is one bad sneeze away from murdering you. It’s a great system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bank account numbers are, like, 8-10 digits. Certainly not 30ish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What? Mine are 6 digits. Plus the routing number permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Still, not 30ish digits like that person said. Hyperbole be damned. permalink fedilink source parent [–] azl@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have renewed my CA registration with a credit card going back to at least 2016. A responsible driver would know their renewal failed when their registration document did not arrive via mail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* I think my question was clear enough. The comment didn't mention banks, I've never had a bank that did that, and we generally don't try to hide our identities from our banks anyway. My best guess was that they misunderstood how public/private keys work, but since that was only a guess, I asked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) tbh ive never had a password box that I can't copy/paste into permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've seen a few. They're super annoying when trying to use a password manager with a decent password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can't your password manager do autotype? That's what I use mostly, because I don't want all my passwords in my clipboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Probably. It works >99% of the time I need it so I haven't poked around in the settings too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bilb@lem.monster 3 points 2 years ago Or even just a paper form. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago A bit of a hacky workaround on Android. Get Keepass2Android, use the included keyboard. "Paste" whatever via the inbuilt password input functionality. It basically auto types out your passwords. (You protect this behind a master password/and optionally quick accessed by biometrics) Profit permalink fedilink source parent [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Yeah... I did this kind of thing before as a password and found that out the hard way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) The California DMV requires you to renew your vehicle registration every year by paying with a bank account number (no card) which is like a 30ish digit number and they disable paste. If you get it wrong they won’t notify you in any way until you get pulled over by a cop who is one bad sneeze away from murdering you. It’s a great system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bank account numbers are, like, 8-10 digits. Certainly not 30ish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What? Mine are 6 digits. Plus the routing number permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Still, not 30ish digits like that person said. Hyperbole be damned. permalink fedilink source parent [–] azl@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have renewed my CA registration with a credit card going back to at least 2016. A responsible driver would know their renewal failed when their registration document did not arrive via mail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bank account numbers are, like, 8-10 digits. Certainly not 30ish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What? Mine are 6 digits. Plus the routing number permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Still, not 30ish digits like that person said. Hyperbole be damned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What? Mine are 6 digits. Plus the routing number permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Still, not 30ish digits like that person said. Hyperbole be damned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Still, not 30ish digits like that person said. Hyperbole be damned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] azl@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have renewed my CA registration with a credit card going back to at least 2016. A responsible driver would know their renewal failed when their registration document did not arrive via mail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* I think my question was clear enough. The comment didn't mention banks, I've never had a bank that did that, and we generally don't try to hide our identities from our banks anyway. My best guess was that they misunderstood how public/private keys work, but since that was only a guess, I asked. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* I think my question was clear enough. The comment didn't mention banks, I've never had a bank that did that, and we generally don't try to hide our identities from our banks anyway. My best guess was that they misunderstood how public/private keys work, but since that was only a guess, I asked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* I think my question was clear enough. The comment didn't mention banks, I've never had a bank that did that, and we generally don't try to hide our identities from our banks anyway. My best guess was that they misunderstood how public/private keys work, but since that was only a guess, I asked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) tbh ive never had a password box that I can't copy/paste into permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've seen a few. They're super annoying when trying to use a password manager with a decent password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can't your password manager do autotype? That's what I use mostly, because I don't want all my passwords in my clipboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Probably. It works >99% of the time I need it so I haven't poked around in the settings too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've seen a few. They're super annoying when trying to use a password manager with a decent password. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can't your password manager do autotype? That's what I use mostly, because I don't want all my passwords in my clipboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Probably. It works >99% of the time I need it so I haven't poked around in the settings too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can't your password manager do autotype? That's what I use mostly, because I don't want all my passwords in my clipboard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Probably. It works >99% of the time I need it so I haven't poked around in the settings too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Probably. It works >99% of the time I need it so I haven't poked around in the settings too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bilb@lem.monster 3 points 2 years ago Or even just a paper form. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago A bit of a hacky workaround on Android. Get Keepass2Android, use the included keyboard. "Paste" whatever via the inbuilt password input functionality. It basically auto types out your passwords. (You protect this behind a master password/and optionally quick accessed by biometrics) Profit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Yeah... I did this kind of thing before as a password and found that out the hard way permalink fedilink source parent