this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024
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Biometrics are not secret and should not be used in place of passwords. They are identity like a user name. It's the same problem with orgs trying to use ssn as a security challenge, with all the beaches pretty much everyone's is already public knowledge.
For some reason the typo on beaches got me to laugh. Beaches are a very revealing place I suppose, I felt exposed already when I went to them.
i disagree, while not secret, i think a warrant should be required to use them, since it effectively bypasses password auth.