Comment by whyagaindavid
5 days ago
> What would I gain from using a passkey?
The correct question is What did others gain?
- Phishing free press fingerprint or faceID or Windows Hello for login into many important sites
- many people don't have time to type password, then otp. If most of the world did that then this would not be needed.
- And finally, YOU are not OBLIGED to use it. Let the rest of population use it.
- It is like SOME pay with phone/NFC-Watch etc. MANY still use card or cash...
> And finally, YOU are not OBLIGED to use it. Let the rest of population use it.
They are.
Who forced you? Your employer?
Not the op, but there are services (looking at you mercari) which will force passkeys when accessing specific functionalities. This is part of their security requirements, and it is directly linked to the money you have within their system.
To note you can still just give up your account and money, technically you're not _forced_. But that's a trend that will go on IMHO.
Not the person you are replying to but I was forced to use a passkey for my HSA account. I assume it’s just the first of many to come.
Here are some experiences people had with the HSA mandate: https://www.reddit.com/r/HSA/comments/1o1ge7p/healthequity_p...
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No, the commenter is letting people use Passkeys. They didn't say anything about not letting other people use it, they just expressed why they don't find them useful.