How to turn off two factor authentication?

Sorry, I have no idea where from you have this informations. If I log in and out 3 times within 5 minutes I'm requested 3 times to input the pushed security code and I can list you at least 5 or more Apple sites where the security code is required.

So please shut up!

If you have cookies disabled or use private browsing, then yes, the “trust browser” prompt will not remain. Otherwise, you login once, click “trust browser” and are not prompted again unless you go several weeks without logging in, or clear data or update safari.

I visit here several times a day and have not been prompted for a code on this iPad in weeks.

VAD. wrote:

Sorry, I have no idea where from you have this informations. If I log in and out 3 times within 5 minutes I'm requested 3 times to input the pushed security code and I can list you at least 5 or more Apple sites where the security code is required.

So please shut up!

We are all fellow users. No one here has been rude to you. Telling people to "shut up" is uncalled for.

Very well written. You need to send it Tim Cook. I not kidding or joking. You can find his email by internet search.

I have emailed him before for issues and his office responds.

Again, I am not joking or belittling your comment. I feel the same and I have written about before.

We should be able to turn off two-factor. I volunteer at an organization and this forces me to go through two-factor every time I spend more than a short time away from the session. First I time out on the volunteer organization machine, then I have to go through two-factor to get back to my calendar and email.

This is BS I want to be able to decide myself what I need/want I have 2 phones one private one for work different Icloud ID and # if I need to get into my Icloud now I am forced to have booth devices always on me all the time what if I have no phone or no reception for example abroad or if I am on Wifi only. This is completely unacceptable considering switching our family of 8 back to Android don't like to be told what layer of security I need

IGFLL wrote:

This is completely unacceptable considering switching our family of 8 back to Android don't like to be told what layer of security I need

You should absolutely get the equipment that best meets your needs. Enjoy your Android phones.

You do not need “booth” devices for 2FA.

Each device should be trusted for the account that uses it. 2FA does NOT require 2 devices.

Also, 2FA uses wifi or cell data to send its codes.

Only a trusted phone number may require cell service for SMS or for a voice call.

Your outrage is misplaced as you don’t seem to understand how 2FA actually works.

Two Factor is the single stupidest idea anyone has ever had. GET RID OF IT, or give me the option to turn it OFF. Do not tell me it is built into the software, that is a lie. I am sure Apple will be sued on this because it INVADES my privacy. Apple is taking all of the info they gather from your device.

Think what you like but it does not invade your privacy one tiny little bit. You choose to use Apple online services, and thus you choose to accept Apple’s online security requirements. Just as Google, or Amazon or your Bank or any other online service provider provides optional services, they also get to set the requirements for access to their own.. Your privacy isn’t even part of that, since you choose to use their services.

Not when the company providing the online service is the legal and potentially libel steward of the personal data stored there. Since they take the legal responsibility for the data, they get to set the security standards for using there service.

A user of the service should be able to determine the risk level and make their own decision. There are enough people who agree that it should be the user’s option. The user should understand the risk and decide if they want to take it. Point out potential risks to me and let me choose. Don’t make decisions for me. Enough said.

mgbehrendt wrote:

A user of the service should be able to determine the risk level and make their own decision. There are enough people who agree that it should be the user’s option. The user should understand the risk and decide if they want to take it. Point out potential risks to me and let me choose. Don’t make decisions for me. Enough said.

As noted, repeatedly, Apple has legal responsibilities to protect data stored on their servers, whether you like it or not. You might find it easier to get money out of an ATM without a PIN but the bank has made the decision that you must have one for you because they have to protect the money, regardless on your desire for convenience.

If you clear browser history on exit, then yes, you’ll always be prompted since the cookie for the “trust” browser response is wiped out. Similarly if you use private browsing, you’ll be prompted since the cookie needed for trusting the site is nit kept.

sbmeyer wrote:

If you can reverse 2FA at 13 days you can reverse it at 15 days, or a 100, or whatever!

14 days is an arbitrary number.

Yes, it is arbitrary, just like Apple warranties end after 365 days or you get paid every two weeks or the number of days in March is always 31.