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Google will now make passkeys the default for personal accounts (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Passkey is some sort of specific unique key to a device allowing to use a pin on a device instead of the password. But which won't work on another device.

Now I don't know if that key can be stolen or not, or if it's really more secure or not, as people have really unsecure pins.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (26 children)

While I would agree this sounds more secure, I'm always worried about people getting further locked in to Google's products.

Hopefully this system won't take accounts "hostage" by requiring you use Chrome to log in to them, but it's Google, so...

EDIT: I'm wrong, passkeys are stored per-device and can be shared between devices using an open standard. Here's a video explaining the basics. It addresses my concern at around the 2:50 mark.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

We're sorry, Firefox cannot access your IMEI to fingerprint your device. Please use a modern web browser like Chrome, Chrome, or maybe try Chrome.

Yet another anti-consumer, anti-privacy, "for the sake of children!" Type tactic from Google.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mozilla is in the process of implementing passkeys in Firefox. This page tracks the status of various implementations of passkeys.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I've already switched to LibreWolf after seeing the AI bullshit that FF is adding in the name of "spotting fake reviews". My ass. Unfortunately I can't use it at work apparently, the security app we use flagged it because I tried to import passwords from another browser... sigh

CAN I JUST BROWSE THE DAMN INTERNET PLEASE

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