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Set up two-factor authentication

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    Start with your email account.

    Everything else resets through email, so it is the master key.

  2. 2

    Use an app, not SMS.

    SIM swapping defeats text codes. An authenticator app does not travel with your number.

  3. 3

    Scan the code and confirm once.

    The site shows a QR code, the app produces a six-digit code, you confirm.

  4. 4

    Save the recovery codes offline.

    Print them or write them down. This is what saves you when the phone is lost.

  5. 5

    Repeat for banking and cloud storage.

    In that order. Then social accounts.

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