Google’s giving Android users an extra tool to keep their phones safe with the mandatory biometric security of Identity Check.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    I just want the hybrid functionality of

    long password for first boot + pin for unlock.

    Why is this still not a thing. Fingerprint for unlock is just fundamentally shit.

    • Clent@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      This is copying a similar feature Apple added a while back.

      Given androids hardware situation and love for collecting all the data l, I understand why people don’t want to give biometrics to their Android devices.

      With the data and access our smartphones have, a numerical pin regardless of length, should not be an option anymore.

      I am surprised that neither platform is allowing voice authentication as a biometric. I’m not sure if Google supports it but Siri can already tell who is speaking.

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        1 month ago

        From a technical standpoint voice unlock is also quite bad, even worse than fingerprints. Just generally using biometrics as a key is a fundamentally flawed concept. Biometrics should be used instead of usernames if anything. They are identifiers not secrets.