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benfranklin1776

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32. Amen!!

Reply to mucholderthandirt (Reply #18)

Wed May 14, 2025, 09:24 PM

May 2025

Well put as the ordeal is jaw clenchingly maddening and stupid-and it’s not for our benefit since, as you say, they devote more time seemingly to throwing up obstacles to we the customer than hardening their systems against genuine cyber criminals.

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Exactly! benfranklin1776 May 2025 #31

Amen!! benfranklin1776 May 2025 #32

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Interesting! benfranklin1776 May 2025 #30

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I'm with you✊🏼 benfranklin1776 May 2025 #29

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Yes and they waste our time benfranklin1776 May 2025 #34

You think you got problems ?, how bout these guys Beringia May 2025 #36