Google warns “passwords are not only painful to maintain, but are also more prone to phishing and often leaked through data breaches.” And that’s the real issue. “It’s important to use tools that automatically secure your account and protect you from scams,” Google tells users, and that means upgrading account security now.
Google says “we want to move beyond passwords altogether, while keeping sign-ins as easy as possible.” That includes social sign ins, but mainly it means passkeys. “Passkeys are phishing-resistant and can log you in simply with the method you use to unlock your device (like your fingerprint or face ID) — no password required.”
This is just one of their excuses, to keep their users inside google’s walled-garden
more like the garden of weeds is spreading out of control. they want passkeys and oauth so they can become the third-party gatekeeper for everything.
the want them tied to bio because your fingertip or face are harder to share with others, harder to fake, easier to track multiple accounts with, and are tied to real people and identities that can be linked with other data their databases all to make their data and targeted adverts more profitable.
Passkeys have nothing to do with Google. They’re a standard compliant control mechanism designed to replace passwords. https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys/
Google doesn’t do anything with them besides store them exactly like they would your password. You authenticate using your device, which Google knows nothing about. The biometrics do not leave your device. https://www.passkeycentral.org/introduction-to-passkeys/passkey-security
Passkeys do not have to be biometric. You can use 1Password for example and not ever use fingerprints or anything biometric and still use passkeys to log in to services. It’s literally just a different better authentication method than passwords. You can still share passkeys through a password manager.
Literally everything you said is scaremongering and making it easier for scammers to take advantage of people. You should be switching to passkeys immediately.