![]() For a given target probability of dying, if you enhance the safety belt (e.g. Good brakes reduce the first probability, while the safety belt reduces the second probability. When you drive your car, your probability to be killed during a given journey is the probability of your having an accident, multiplied by the probability of your being killed when an accident occurs. ![]() ![]() Mostly, two-factor authentication reduces the need for strong passwords in the same way as safety belts in cars reduce the need for efficient brakes. Overall, I'd say that you should still use a good password, to guard against any vulnerabilities that emerge in the 2FA, or in the rest of the system as a whole. If that's the case, then having a good password is a useful extra factor of protection, given that you don't have to use the 2FA. Google, for instance, can text another phone, or use single use back up codes.
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