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Embrace the Passwordless Future of Passkeys
Digital passwords have existed since the 1960s, and we haven’t come up with a better option…until now. An tech industry-wide group called the FIDO Alliance aims to get rid of them, and for good reason: Passwords are easy to hack, and difficult to remember. The smarter method, they argue, is to scrap troublesome passwords altogether…
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Why You Should Never Sell Your Old Phone Before Setting Up Your New One
It’s a great feeling getting a new phone. The screen is shiny; the features are new; the cameras are better than they’ve ever been. But if you already erased or sold your old phone in preparation for your new one, you might find yourself facing a few headaches you didn’t expect. Here’s why you need…
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Don’t Fall for This Fake Authenticator App Scam
Scammers have found a new category of apps to target on mobile app stores: authenticator apps. As several websites caution against using SMS to receive login authentication codes, scammers have started creating spurious authenticator apps to target users (and their money). While it’s frustrating to see bad actors actually profiting off of people’s attempts to shore…
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You Shouldn’t Use Your Phone Number for Two-Factor Authentication, Anyway
1You should be using two-factor authentication (2FA) with each and every one of your accounts that allows it. You probably already do for at least some accounts, and it probably pisses you off from time to time. Every time you try to log in, you need to find your phone, check the code they texted…