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Seniors and Landline-Only Users Locked Out by Smartphone-Required Two-Factor Authentication

Productivity apps and email services have universally adopted SMS or app-based two-factor authentication that requires a smartphone, systematically excluding senior citizens and users without mobile devices. No accessible alternative authentication path exists for this demographic, creating a digital divide in security that forces vulnerable users to choose between security and access.

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