Comment by verdverm
5 days ago
Biometrics is my main concern around this, and in that the government can compel you to provide them for device unlock, unlike a pin or password.
Until we change our laws in the US on this front, I will continue to use passwords and hardware keys separate from my phone box.
Just don't setup biometric authentication on your device, then? You don't have to use FaceID to unlock passkeys in iOS for example
you will eventually be compelled to, which is enabled by attestation
Well, at that point I'll figure out what to do. I can't live my life constantly working around bad design that doesn't actually exist yet
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if you don't setup biometrics be ready to provide mfa which is inconvenient every 30 mins....
There is nothing about passkeys that requires biometrics. Synced passkeys on android will work with your screen unlock code if you do not have biometrics enabled. Same with passkeys stored in a password manager. Same with hardware passkeys that do not support biometrics.
every time I've been prompted for passkey setup, it says things like "this is easier, just give your fingerprint"
no thanks, passwords are not a burden to me
I don't ever see that
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What makes you think the government can’t compel you to provide a password?
Case law and court rulings