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passwordless authentication

A fingerprint scanner used to unlock a smartphone with biometric authentication, the same mechanism that underlies many passkey logins.

What Happens to Your Passkeys If You Lose Your Phone

Passkeys are supposed to be unphishable and unstealable, but that safety depends on whether yours are synced to the cloud or bound to a single device. Here's what actually happens when the device is gone.

Tech  · 19 Jul 2026, 15:20  · Daniel Okafor