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Passkeys are not a trap

Security researcher Scott Helme argues that passkeys, the passwordless login standard backed by Apple, Google and Microsoft, are not the lock-in scheme some critics claim. Writing on his blog, he pushes back against concerns that passkeys tie users to a single vendor's ecosystem, saying they remain a major security improvement over passwords and phishing.

Why now: Ongoing debate over whether passkeys lock users into Big Tech ecosystems versus simply replacing passwords

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