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B.C. court rules 'SIM swap' theft victim can't sue phone company (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sim-swap-scam-court-decision-bc-1.7198205

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bullshit. The cell provider is the only entity with the ability to transfer a number to a new sim, they are 100% responsible and liable for the transaction.

And since many services only offer 2FA via SMS, there is even more reason that cell providers should smarten the fuck up and put some proper verification measures in place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I hope I can use 2fa Authenticator with freedom just in case.