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Not necessarily. As long as the device is YOURS, you can unlock it with your face, thumbprint etc. That is how iPhones and Android security has been managed for
by EGreg 4y ago
Not necessarily. As long as the device is YOURS, you can unlock it with your face, thumbprint etc. That is how iPhones and Android security has been managed for a long time.
Perhaps to unlock even more valuable transactions, you’d want to bring an external key, like a Yubikey or Ledger Nano wallet etc.
Lengthy passwords that you enter are not very secure. Anyone can capture your keystrokes, look over your shoulder with a camera, or even look at heat signatures on your phone after you left to the bathroom and locked it: https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/this-thermal-attack-can-read-your-password-from-the-heat-your-fingertips-leave-behind/ https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/this-thermal-attack...
- throwawayapples 4y agoBiometrics are not secure. see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34913240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34913240