Add authenticator app(s) for 2 Factor Authentication (2FA)

[nerdland]

@Daniel_ZA

It is marketed in a way that suggests its aimed at security

We’ve got a discussion going in another thread about this topic. But I don’t think I agree re: the way it’s marketed. You can see my reply to a similar comment below:

Security system or not?

It’s not? Check out the marketing materials. I see zero burglars. I see lots of pets and babies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just sayin’. Wyze Cam Pan v2 | Baby Monitor, Pet Camera, Indoor PTZ Security Camera Wyze Cam v3 | Wired Security Camera

As for not officially being sold outside of the US, I don’t know everything that goes into those decisions. I know they’ve said they’d like to do that long-term, but that may be a bigger undertaking than you might think. If they cater to non-US customers too much, particularly EU residents, I think they may risk opening up a whole regulatory can of worms they’re not ready for yet.

As for app-based 2FA, they actually just addressed it in the latest update on the security leak thread:

@UserCustomerGwen

What are we doing about international customers using two-factor authentication (2FA)?

Our 2FA method does not function for many of our international customers due to the differences between phone numbers. We are investigating methods to make this available internationally, but it will require infrastructure changes so we cannot promise an immediate release.