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kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

#Passkeys don't solve the password mess for my elderly relatives.

The "scan QR code" fallback that pops up sometimes is a dead-end. They've been told to click "Deny" whenever sites suddenly ask for permissions, so they block Bluetooth access too.

They don't know or don't remember how to scan a QR code, or are baffled why something for "viewing restaurant menus" is used to log in.

Sites use inconsistent terminology for "passkey/security key/try other method", even worse in non-English.