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datadrivenangeltoday at 3:44 PM3 repliesview on HN

Get a fun error message on debian 13 with firefox v140:

"This application requires passkey with PRF extension support for secure encryption key storage. Your browser or device doesn't support these advanced features.Please use Chrome 116+, Firefox 139+, or Edge 141+ on a device with platform authentication (Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello, etc.)."


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butztoday at 8:41 PM

Great new way to lock out potential new users. I bet large part of users interested in privacy are using Linux and some fork of Firefox.

crtasmtoday at 7:10 PM

That is funny it won't even show us the homepage.

We are allowed into the blog though! https://confer.to/blog/

Marsymarstoday at 8:15 PM

I'm getting that that on macOS with Firefox 139+, for whatever reason...