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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoYeah, the tech itself isn’t new. Fingerprint sensors also took a while to come to mobile, and they’ve been around for ages. I’m also not interested in face unlock. Passwords work fine, and fingerprints are more than plenty for lazy people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoI wholeheartedly agree, I thought it was cool until I realized the security concerns. FDE and pass phrases only please. If only someone could convince more companies to allow proper TOTP instead of wanting you to use their proprietary authenticator.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoYup, looking at you, Fidelity and Steam…
Yeah, the tech itself isn’t new. Fingerprint sensors also took a while to come to mobile, and they’ve been around for ages.
I’m also not interested in face unlock. Passwords work fine, and fingerprints are more than plenty for lazy people.
I wholeheartedly agree, I thought it was cool until I realized the security concerns. FDE and pass phrases only please. If only someone could convince more companies to allow proper TOTP instead of wanting you to use their proprietary authenticator.
Yup, looking at you, Fidelity and Steam…