2-factor authentication

djennifer wrote:

Since updating my OS and getting a new iphone, 2-factor authentication codes are still sent to my phone, as usual, but now the codes also appear on my desktop, right next to the window asking for a code, thereby completely defeating the purpose.

So now anyone who gains access to my computer can also gain full access to my Paypal, one of my bank accounts, and all sorts of other sites where I set up 2-factor authentication TO PREVENT EASY ACCESS.

I have poked around all the settings and preferences I could think of, and can find no way to prevent this bizarre security breach Apple has created in their updating of iMessages on the desktop so that it now displays everything ever sent to my phone, thus defeating the purpose of having 2FA in the first place.

Someone else asked this question 3 years ago, and the sole response was from someone who didn't understand the question. I sure would appreciate it if someone could help! Thanks.

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This seems normal.

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