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Re:Google is making their weak, flawed passkey system the de... by alexfoo on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:49PM (#37835180)
Don't some (not all) of the underlying apps have protection too?

Even if my phone is unlocked I need to auth via FaceId to be able to open the Google Authenticator app for example.

Wondering if I should into whether more apps have this functionality...

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Re:Google is making their weak, flawed passkey system the de... by quenix on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:52PM (#37835208)
At least on Apple devices, the passkey implementation requires re-authenticating using biometrics to use a passkey.

Even if the device is unlocked.

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