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  To me this really sucks and will probably cause me to drop them outright. My TV is upstairs while my computer is down in the basement. I am not about to run downstairs to check my email for an access code. I don't have my email on my phone and have no plan to do so.
context: UGHGHG they are adding fucking 2FA? fuck i hate that shit. i love having to use two computers to log into one computer. such a goddamn pain in the ass to have to get up and find my phone just to enter a goddamn code to ... watch netflix? why do they need my phone number? what's so secure about my movie-watching preferences that it requires 2FA? >
  
  Your phone is not required, just your email.
  But to answer your question about why it's necessary:
  Netflix accounts are stolen and sold online. They are connected to your financial accounts.
  Passwords aren't sufficient security for anything online anymore. They are too susceptible to credential stuffing and breaches to be useful anymore.
  But I agree with you that it is annoying and unpopular, security and convenience are often opposites. >
  
  To me this really sucks and will probably cause me to drop them outright. My TV is upstairs while my computer is down in the basement. I am not about to run downstairs to check my email for an access code. I don't have my email on my phone and have no plan to do so. >
  
  UGHGHG they are adding fucking 2FA? fuck i hate that shit. i love having to use two computers to log into one computer. such a goddamn pain in the ass to have to get up and find my phone just to enter a goddamn code to ... watch netflix? why do they need my phone number? what's so secure about my movie-watching preferences that it requires 2FA? >
  
  Your phone is not required, just your email.
  But to answer your question about why it's necessary:
  Netflix accounts are stolen and sold online. They are connected to your financial accounts.
  Passwords aren't sufficient security for anything online anymore. They are too susceptible to credential stuffing and breaches to be useful anymore.
  But I agree with you that it is annoying and unpopular, security and convenience are often opposites.