How do I disable one-time codes
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Recently when logging in, Paypal has started offering me the option of logging in with a one-time SMS code to my phone rather than a password. This seems incredibly insecure to me and I'd prefer not to have it on my account. I cannot find any way to disable this when I check my account settings. I've spoken with half a dozen agents at this point about this, and half have told me it can't be disabled and half told me they'd send me instructions on how to disabled it, but either the instructions never arrived or were not relevant. How do I go about disabling this feature on my account?
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The grammar, punctuation, and spelling in that reply hardly inspire confidence, do they?
I tried the same thing- grocery store, 4 miles away from home, still have the option to get a one-tome code. Playing trivia 32 miles away, still have the option to get a one-time code.
It's complete BS. I use PP through a browser, not an app. So I am 99% sure the only time they can gather "safe location" data is when I actually pull up the page in a browser, vs. an app, that can hoover up location data anytime, if settings allow. So it's unclear, given that, how they build this knowledge of "safe" locations.
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I just removed my bank info. Had to leave the credit cards there, or PP would be useless. But credit cards give you some protection that you don't have with a bank account and I can't justify the risk any more.
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@texaswolfdogDid you block it from your phone or your provider? If you block it from your phone, that doesn't really protect against a 3rd party attack. If your provider is blocking it, that probably is helpful, as I'd hope it's harder to unblock it from there.
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