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jrockway on Jan 19, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Declares War on the Password

I also don't leave my password on everything I touch.

Biometrics are a terrible idea. Password + token is much safer and infinitely revokable. And the server can even tell when an HOTP device has been cloned.

SoftwareMaven on Jan 19, 2013 [–]

That, and not the revocability, is the core of the problem. It also comes back to a foundation of security: something you have and something you know.

Personally, I think most biometrics are bunk, unless you use multiple (fingerprint, iris, etc) along with some kind of password.

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