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Safety is a cornerstone of our global operations, and we are committed to protecting our users across the approximately 200 markets that we serve. In this piece, we detail the latest developments in authentication security and share recommendations for policymakers to enable increased safety in the digital economy.


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The Canadian Press: Death of the password? New web standard trades passcodes for biometrics

The Canadian Press reports that experts are “excited about the prospect of making logins “unphishable””…

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The Guardian: RIP passwords: new web standard designed to replace login method

In this article, The Guardian’s Samuel Gibbs reports that “WebAuthn will eliminate need for passwords…

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Motherboard: Biometric and App Logins Will Soon Be Pushed Across the Web

In this article, FIDO Alliance Executive Director Brett McDowell tells Motherboard about WebAuthn, saying “What…

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