From Google to Microsoft, some of tech’s biggest names say the dream of a password-less internet is close to reality. The truth is a little more complicated.
Microsoft says
"nearly 100%" of the company's employees use password-less options to log into their corporate accounts. But getting every company to offer password-less options to employees and customers will surely take some time – and it might be a while before everyone feels secure enough to dump passwords in favor of something new.Doing away with passwords altogether is not without risks.
First, verification codes sent via email or text message can be intercepted by hackers. Even scarier: Hackers have shown the ability to trick fingerprint and facial recognition systems, sometimes by. As annoying as changing your password might be, it's much harder to change your face or fingerprints.
Second, some of today's password-less options still ask you to create a PIN or security questions to back up your account. That's not much different from having a password. In other words, tech companies haven't yet perfected the technology.pointed out last year, most password-less features require you to own a smartphone or some other type of fairly new device.
Plus, tech companies still need to make online accounts accessible across multiple platforms, not just on smartphones — and also to the people who don't own smartphones at all,In other words, it will likely still be some time before passwords are completely extinct. Enjoy typing your long, complex strings of characters into login boxes while you can.
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