Because it is. Total surveillance only works if the people are forced to wear the tracking collar. The next steps are tying it to CBDC, that require a phone number to access your wallet, and tying it to realid/passport to restrict travel.
2FA has become the wedge to break privacy into a million shards.
I prefer TOTP, but service providers seem to prefer their own apps or sms.
Total surveillance only works if the people are forced to wear the tracking collar
Better to call it a noose. Because you can also be entirely "unpersoned" online if you don't comply.