There are limits to 2FA and it can be near-crippling

[dlevere]

This piece first appeared on Medium and is republished here with the permission of the author.

It reveals a limitation in the way Apple approaches two-factor authentication, or "2FA," which is most likely a deliberate decision.

Apple engineers probably recognize that someone who loses their phone won’t be able to wipe data if 2FA is enforced, and this story is a good reminder of the pitfalls.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016...-digital-life/