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[ PRIVACY Forum ] A fundamental problem with passkeys
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lauren Weinstein)
Fri Sep 4 10:49:38 2026
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 07:27:37 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
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A fundamental problem with passkeys
Passkeys have added a new layer of complexity that most people DO NOT
UNDERSTAND and so leaves them even more vulnerable to attack then
theoretically less secure models that they at least fully understand.
Even techies often are confused about passkeys in their various
bizarre implementations. I warned of this from day one. -L
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