Quote from: ndnhc on April 16, 2015, 07:43:30 PM

Quote from: hilariousandco on April 16, 2015, 07:39:20 PM

Quote from: calchuchesta on April 16, 2015, 07:33:22 PM

It makes literally 0 sense to force 2FA upon people. Big annoying warning that says "2FA is very recommended" it's ok, but not forcing it, there is a reason no exchange does that. I use public numbers to bypass SMS verifications all the time myself because there's no reason you would need to give personal data at that level to do that. Again, there's a reason you don't need phone verification in any exchange to log in and do basic alt to alt trading. Of course, when fiat is involved, it's normal to start wanting more credentials, but forcing people with phone verification alienates people to use your service.

If you live in a third world country, or lets say you don't have a smartphone (a LOT of people still don't), you can't use Google Auth which leads to being forced to check your phone every single time you log in. This is a big no-no.

Reconsider how you run this.

How does it 'literally make no sense'? It literally does make sense because people lose their coins all the time and as soon as they do they bog down support with complaints asking where their coins have gone. And who are these people in the third world that don't have a phone but yet have the internet, computer and are actively involved in the crypto community?

I have had trouble with 2FA and never intends to use it.
There are certain benefits an ancient phone has over a completely vulnerable smartphone. I clearly get the point he is making.

2FA is all hassles, but it might make it a little more secure. I got locked out because of that a few times. (not with Bit-x)

A little bit of hassle for a huge increase in security (a little compromise for a large benefit).