Google is looking into physical authentication methods that would make
passwords a thing of the past. Using a ring or other device to serve as a
key for accounts would a be more secure method than password
authentication, said Top Patch CEO Chiranjeev Bordoloi. "The average
user uses the same password for everything. So when they go to a
mom-and-pop website and buy something and that site gets hacked, a
hacker has access to their e-mail."Google Outlines Plan to Make Passwords Passe
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | 0 comments
Google is looking into physical authentication methods that would make
passwords a thing of the past. Using a ring or other device to serve as a
key for accounts would a be more secure method than password
authentication, said Top Patch CEO Chiranjeev Bordoloi. "The average
user uses the same password for everything. So when they go to a
mom-and-pop website and buy something and that site gets hacked, a
hacker has access to their e-mail."
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