• irish_link@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Not sure about Android but IOS you can actually use FaceID for all the things you want like password managers, log into PayPal, and other biometric features but have it disabled to unlock the phone. It’s what I do, you don’t need to spam anything. Just use a pin to unlock.

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      5 months ago

      I’ve never understood people who are happy to give their biometrics to removeding PayPal and every other random company. Just use a password for everything.

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        5 months ago

        You don’t “give” your *biometrics to any of them. Your biometric data is used to encrypt and store each services password hash or auth token on your device.

        *At least when it comes to login authentication. Nothing stopping them from acquiring your biometric data from a hundred data brokers.

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        5 months ago

        That’s a fair point, I don’t want my info given to every private company out there. However the idea of the biometrics (if you take it at face value [no pun intended]) is that the biometrics are stored on the chip in your device. Then the password or authorization is then granted based on approval from that.

        It’s not like you can grab another phone and try to log into said service with your biometrics.