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1. elteto · 1789734778 · focus · HN ↗

   While the technology itself may be great (I don't really know since I don't use them) it has been co-opted by the tech conglomerates as another form of isolating and walling off users into their ecosystems.

   And honestly, nowadays, if tech companies are pushing really hard for something then that is an immediate red flag for me and it bears more scrutiny. One of those "if you see them running that way you run the opposite way".

   1. reddalo · 1789736878 · focus · HN ↗

      Exactly. That's why I'll never use passkeys: they're just another way to force us into a commercial walled garden.

      Passwords with 2FA are simply better and more freedom friendly.

      1. apexalpha · 1789740307 · focus · HN ↗

         I just bought a passkey... It's a USB device, completely separate from any big conglomerates.

         1. reddalo · 1789744788 · focus · HN ↗

            But then you need to phisically carry it along with you everywhere you go, if you want to log into a service :/

            1. SoftTalker · 1789746441 · focus · HN ↗

               And hope you don't lose it, or leave it in a pocket when you do the laundry, or plug it into a faulty USB port that zaps it, etc.

               1. vel0city · 1789747109 · focus · HN ↗

                  My yubikeys have survived dips in the ocean, spilled beers, run over by cars, dropped in pans of used motor oil, and multiple trips through the washer and dryer. They're still fine even after a decade.

                  1. hnfong · 1789749054 · focus · HN ↗

                     Nothing survives the xkcd 538 wrench attack.

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