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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. Shank · 1789756712 · focus · HN ↗

         I store my passkeys in KeePassXC and I have absolutely no feeling of being walled into any garden, personally.

         1. EvanAnderson · 1789760185 · focus · HN ↗

            Wait until websites start demanding device-bound/attested passkeys. Big tech just needs to get enough adoption to make this change.

            1. nbobko · 1789771171 · focus · HN ↗

               As much as I hate to admit it (because I love passkeys UX), but I do think that device-bound/attested passkeys are going to happen in the future :(
            2. Shank · 1789802452 · focus · HN ↗

               Nobody is going to do this because Apple’s devices don’t support this for the Passwords app out of the box

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