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This covers a negligible percentage of all hacked accounts and is at best a tiny part of what passkeys are supposed to solve.
by maeil 2y ago
This covers a negligible percentage of all hacked accounts and is at best a tiny part of what passkeys are supposed to solve.
- w0m 2y agosame argument/logic works to justify not wearing seat belts or hell, not outlawing murder. "Won't stop/save everyone so not worth doing".
- acdha 2y agoIt’s more than you think: if I can convince you to type in your Google password at g00gl3.com I can turn around and use that password for the real server. Passkeys block that attack.
- happymellon 2y agoSo they couldn't convince everyone to give up their privacy and use Facebook or Google to track our logins to other websites via "Login With", and this is a new way?
- acdha 2y agoIf by new you mean a completely different mechanism which does not share the privacy considerations of a single sign on service, yes. If you care about privacy, passkeys are a much better option.
- stetrain 2y agoWhat's the privacy issue if I use a third-party passkey manager like Bitwarden or 1Password and the passkeys are unique for each website?