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pixl97yesterday at 4:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

You go to country X (USA sounds good to put in here).

You get mugged.

They take your phone and keyring.

They can't do anything with it since it's locked, but you don't have it.

Aren't passkeys great?


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staticman2yesterday at 6:00 PM

Wouldn't I have the same problem with passwords? I would lose my phone and be unable to two factor log in to my Gmail account or bank from someone else's device?

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jazzyjacksonyesterday at 4:34 PM

They can’t do anything with it

I have a backup key at home

Mission accomplished

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