🚨 New Video: Stop Trusting Google With Your Keys (Part 1 of 5: Sovereign Authentication)

Convenience is the enemy of sovereignty.

You don't own your phone number; you lease it. If you rely on SMS or cloud-synced apps like Google Authenticator, you aren't securing your account. You are handing the keys to a landlord.

In the premiere of this new series, we break down the 4 Tiers of Authentication. We explain why SMS is a disaster, why I deleted Google Authenticator, and why hardware keys are the only way to truly own your access.

100% Human made. #NoAI

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8Q9LnSQxM

📺 PeerTube: https://gnulinux.tube/w/hbNHh7TjUNiCa98waLmHn1

📝 Blog Post: https://www.terminaltilt.com/2026/02/09/stop-trusting-google-with-your-keys/

Support the mission: ☕ https://ko-fi.com/terminaltilt | https://liberapay.com/terminaltilt

#TerminalTilt #NoAI #Security #Privacy #2FA #MFA #Yubikey #Nitrokey #Token2 #FOSS #Linux #Cybersecurity #SelfHosted #Google #DeGoogle #DigitalSovereignty #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #HumanMade #TechEthics

🚨 New Video: Stop Trusting Google With Your Keys (Part 1 of 5: Sovereign Authentication)

Convenience is the enemy of sovereignty.

You don't own your phone number; you lease it. If you rely on SMS or cloud-synced apps like Google Authenticator, you aren't securing your account. You are handing the keys to a landlord.

In the premiere of this new series, we break down the 4 Tiers of Authentication. We explain why SMS is a disaster, why I deleted Google Authenticator, and why hardware keys are the only way to truly own your access.

100% Human made. #NoAI

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8Q9LnSQxM

📺 PeerTube: https://gnulinux.tube/w/hbNHh7TjUNiCa98waLmHn1

📝 Blog Post: https://www.terminaltilt.com/2026/02/09/stop-trusting-google-with-your-keys/

Support the mission: ☕ https://ko-fi.com/terminaltilt | https://liberapay.com/terminaltilt

#TerminalTilt #NoAI #Security #Privacy #2FA #MFA #Yubikey #Nitrokey #Token2 #FOSS #Linux #Cybersecurity #SelfHosted #Google #DeGoogle #DigitalSovereignty #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #HumanMade #TechEthics

Shame on Apple for not allowing better multi-factor authentication than a simple text message. I do not own or use Apple devices, yet I require an Apple account, primarily for accessing their podcast service.

They only support passkeys from Apple devices and security tools? That isn't standardization nor is it openness. Apple is a member of FIDO and they owe it to their users to do better.

#MFA #FIDO #passkeys

Shame on Apple for not allowing better multi-factor authentication than a simple text message. I do not own or use Apple devices, yet I require an Apple account, primarily for accessing their podcast service.

They only support passkeys from Apple devices and security tools? That isn't standardization nor is it openness. Apple is a member of FIDO and they owe it to their users to do better.

#MFA #FIDO #passkeys