Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain

Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understandi... by gortok on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @03:20PM (#49012055)

Thanks. One glaring issue I see is that right now police can’t ask you for your password in the USA (a violation of the right against self-incrimination). They can however get a search warrant for your device and your biometrics, and wouldn’t need your password if they can gain access through your pass key.

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Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understandi... by srparish on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @04:23PM (#49012890)

If you have it enabled, and you're in custody or at a border or similar, and have biometric auth enabled on your phone/computer, they can hold it up to your face or force you to put your finger on it to unlock it. Search warrant be damned.

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Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understandi... by ilchalpenl on Thursday July 23, 2026 @02:36AM (#49017679)

According to Google,

> Approximately 90% people never go out of their country...

I am sure > 90% will happily love to have the convenience.

Yes, people like you can setup bitwarden etc. Nothing wrong. Passkey works for majority of people.

BTW, passkey can also be used without biometrics. It needs only the authentication of the device.

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Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understandi... by ilchalpenl on Thursday July 23, 2026 @02:18AM (#49017555)

> wouldn’t need your password if t

Once you talk about privacy/security then - I am not even sure you should do it here in HN - a bastion for encouraging Silicon valley practices.

In principle, you can remove biometrics and still use passkey (by using phone password only).

If you see my text, I wrote clearly - passkeys are great convenience + security - For the majority. People don't need to waste time in searching login names.

TBH, I was in a few Free Software Foundation Europe and linux conferences in the last year - in my view - at least half of them were using - passkey with iPhone or Android (including Playservices). So people have accepted the reality.

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Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understandi... by ilchalpenl on Thursday July 23, 2026 @03:14AM (#49017953)

> I see is that right now police can’t ask you for your password in the USA (a violation of the right against self-incrimination).

Hope they don't see your HN post. It is visible even without login.

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