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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by bogwog on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @07:16PM (#35809138)
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but that really is convenient.
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by ThunderSizzle on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @07:21PM (#35809182)
Until it's not and they decide you shouldn't exist anymore.
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by avidiax on Thursday May 04, 2023 @05:52AM (#35813144)
Precisely this. What happens when Google decides that your account is banned, and no, we don't have to tell you why, and we regret to inform you we have automatically reviewed this decision and it is final?
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Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password by bogwog on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:39AM (#35814329)
Owning the private key for your Google account isn’t going to prevent that in any way.
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