Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch to passkeys

Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by chownie on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:35PM (#37838602)

> What are the odds that someone with a passcode 1234 is 1/ already signed into Google on their phone

...very high? I don't understand how this is unlikely, pretty much every phone owner with a google account is signed into that account on their phone.

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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by zerocrates on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:20PM (#37839030)

The point is that the odds are very high, i.e. if you've stolen their phone and know the PIN, you're very likely already in their account, passkey or no passkey.

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Re:Google announces passwordless by default: Make the switch... by Dlanv on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:48PM (#37839239)

Exactly. So they already have access to your email, passwords, and text messages regardless of the passkey

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