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One of the problems is that "forever passwords" is a term used positively when I worked in banking, as it was a password that the customer could not forget and
by MattGaiser 5mo ago
One of the problems is that "forever passwords" is a term used positively when I worked in banking, as it was a password that the customer could not forget and would not need support using.
So I could easily see a lot of people viewing this as a positive.
- ethagnawl 5mo agoThat's a really good point. It lays bare some of my biases when it comes to thinking about and communicating with "normal people" about this sort of thing.
- MattGaiser 5mo agoPeople having a bad memory is it enormous cost to institutions, which is why biometrics is so appealing in the first place. Them being forever passwords is the value prop. The risk scene has changed, but that was essentially always the pitch.
- gowld 5mo agoBiometrics are fine. My dog has an ID chip in injected under his skin.
- MattGaiser 5mo agoYour dog has nothing worth stealing and is not responsible for anything.
- gowld 5mo agoMissing the point. The point is well-chosen biometrics can be changed.