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No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy (infosec.pub)

submitted 22 hours ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Almost any user are much more likely to encounter a situation where their biometrics are forced and not their password. Passing a border for example.

That's valid only for americans. And even then: how many of them are crossing country courses regularly?