GoKawiilOpinion: Passkeys solve phishing but raise the risk of permanent account lockout
A tech commentator argues that while Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft are aggressively pushing users toward passkeys, the technology trades one security risk for another. Passkeys eliminate phishing by binding logins to a specific site, but because they can't be backed up or transferred between hardware keys, users face a higher chance of losing access entirely if devices are lost or accounts are banned.