On: Companies embracing SMS for account logins should ...

[jay_kyburz]

My bank made me install Symantec VIP. Yuck. To do my tax I need MyGovID. Also Yuck.

[autarch → jay_kyburz]

The Symantec app is just a regular TOTP app but a bit more annoying. You can usually replace it. See https://locima.com/2019/06/01/replacing-symantec-vip-with-a-... for one method.

I did this to get my Etrade account TOTP from Symantec into Authy.

[zadokshi → jay_kyburz]

How did the bank “make” you do this? Does your country only have one bank?

[jay_kyburz → zadokshi]

As much as I hate the apps, I'm not prepared to refinance my house just to avoid installing them on my phone. Especially when the other banks probably have the same policies, or will soon.