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RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys

anaging passwords is pain. Tools exist to help (like ) but staying on top of them remains dreary work. But a new system for securing accounts is filtering through the web—passkeys. They take away a lot of the burden associated with passwords. You simply need a device capable of serving as an authenticator to set up a passkey, then you’ll use a biometric method on that device (face identification, fingerprint) or a PIN to authorize logins. And after

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