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Apple, Google, Microsoft throw weight behind push for biometric logins

Posted on May 10, 2022June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Edvard Pettersson reports:

Apple, Google and Microsoft have joined an effort to eliminate the dozens of cumbersome — and risky — passwords people need to access the many websites and apps they depend on for services, work and recreation.

The three tech giants announced their support Thursday for a common “passkey” standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium, which will enable users to access websites and apps using fingerprint or face-recognition technology just as they do to unlock their mobile phones or computers.

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