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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by grotorea on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:24AM (#37833294)
It at least avoids the user being phished or being compromised by reusing passwords.

But it seems in this case the account recovery is just using the password so the passkey is mostly convenience and maybe Google trying to move things away from passwords more than a complete change.

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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by echelon on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:26AM (#37833320)
> maybe Google trying to move things away from passwords more than a complete change

Google wants to be a gateway to everything else you do.

The next step is to get other platforms to accept Google passwordless auth.

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