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New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Somebody implemented something I wrote a blog about

Tell HN: Somebody implemented something I wrote a blog about
545 by rexfuzzle | 151 comments on Hacker News.
So a while ago I wrote about how 2FA was missing a key feature: https://ift.tt/P0xlAuB... Having not had any feedback on it in a while and the idea not taking off, today somebody messaged me to say that had implemented it in their product. 1. Obviously I think this is great and more secure 2. Tell people about things you do that they played a part it- it might just make their day.

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