Potree author may be locked out of GitHub for good as SMS 2FA fails in Austria
m_schuetz · x · 2026-10-30
- Markus Schütz, author of Potree (WebGL point cloud viewer, 5.7k stars), says he may be permanently locked out of his GitHub account: SMS 2FA no longer works in Austria and GitHub offers no recovery path.
- He is asking for alternative git hosting recommendations, preferably ones that don't force TOTP or passkey.
- The episode highlights the account-recovery risk of relying on a single 2FA method.
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