> Luckily, FIDO2 can fix a lot of these problems. People who don't have significant security needs can use a trusted service (currently Apple, Google, and a few

> Luckily, FIDO2 can fix a lot of these problems. People who don't have significant security needs can use a trusted service (currently Apple, Google, and a few small companies) rather than a physical device. And from the article: > “If I'm Google implementing passkeys, I cede a lot of control to Apple if my user is on an Apple device, I cede a lot of control to Microsoft if the user is on a Windows device, I cede a lot of UX control to Android and browsers,” To me it sounds like Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc. seizing the last bits of control away from the average person. Everyone will be absolutely beholden to a few big tech companies. Using a fake name or birthday on accounts will be unthinkable because a locked account will mean losing access to your life and the only way to get it back will be to verify your identity which better match the info you provided initially. We used to have outrage over things like using real names and now we've somehow fallen to the point where everyone is going to mindlessly accept a scheme that could easily morph into verified identities managed by private companies. Participating online will require a verified identity and everything you do will be mapped back to it.