Account security
Lost your authenticator phone while the television still works? Preserve the session
A television that remains signed in is not proof that you can recover the account after losing an authenticator phone.
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Account security
An unexpected sign-in approval arrives: do not approve it to make it stop
If an authentication approval appears when you are not signing in, do not approve it simply to dismiss the interruption.
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A payment QR code arrives in a new message: verify the destination first
A QR code is a machine-readable instruction, not proof of who sent it.
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A pairing code is visible on a shared screen: who is authorizing what?
A device-pairing code can connect a screen to an account or authorize a session.
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Someone asks for remote control to fix playback: define the task before granting access
Remote-control software can expose far more than a playback error.
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A playlist link is in a synced note: review access before sharing the notebook
A playlist URL saved in a synced note can travel beyond the device where it was pasted.
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