OK, infosec pros: Is this the panacea so many are making it out to be? I understand the benefits, but I am concerned with the greater reliance on biometrics. Unless they bring back iris scanning on phones [pouring one out for my GS8].
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Tech giants want to kill off passwords. Here's why they think passkeys will change the world, and what that means for you - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-14/tech-giants-passwords-passkeys-apple-google-microsoft/101184382
@voltronic
Bad move. Biometrics can be used against your consent. Passwords, codes, 2FA cannot.
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@ArcturusSaDiablo
Great point. I've heard of police holding phones up to detainees' faces to unlock them without consent.
Reason 1 why face unlock is a terrible idea.
@voltronic @ArcturusSaDiablo
Yeah face unlock is the worst feature ever added
I like devices that have lockdown function which switches of fingerprint scanner and face unlock etc...... And if a device hasn't got lockdown function there is an app you can install that gives you the lockdown function