Keepers of the code

OTPs started out as a security measure. Now, they've become ways to rage-bait us and lock us out of a simple life

- SEEMA GOSWAMI

I can’t be the only one whose life has been blighted by the OTP culture that seems to have overtaken us. Not even the simplest task can be accomplished without an OTP – One Time Password – being sent to your phone, which you are then required to access Right Away before it expires, so that you can share it digitally or in real life to get the service you signed up for.