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Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them.
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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2026
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I've noticed a couple of sites pushing these things. I decline.
I'm glad physical books and long walks outdoors are still good alternatives, as long as I leave my phone at home.
I suspect it won't be optional in the future, though. More and more there aren't non-digital options to important functions. How long before we're all forced to bank online, and those who can't are dragged along by some sort of hodgepodge solution using public kiosks? They'll force new accounts to be online only, and wait for the naysayers to die off. Cash will be outlawed.
In some countries we are already actually forced to use banking on or phones. People like it a lot, but older people are struggling or forgetting about it and enduring. I hate it because of this exactly, the way older people is getting left behind.
Amazon keeps pushing me to use them and I can say without a doubt that it’s a shit idea to use them for a shared household. I’ll stay on a password with TOTP please and thank you.