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		scarejunba on Feb 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US says it can prove Huawei has backdoor access to... I found that an international SMS containing the entire text for a Wells Fargo SMS 2-factor code from the US to the UK doesn't deliver. Found that interesting. I could get it to deliver US to US, though.

Scoundreller on Feb 12, 2020 [–]

A lot of shortcode systems fall apart outside of their home system.

These are common problems for those that try to go “data-only” and sign up for a virtual SMS service: they can’t receive 2FA SMSs.

I guess the positive is that it’s hard(er) for a bad actor to pretend to be bigger than they are.

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