Google’s announcement of its passkey rollout comes on the eve of World Password Day on Thursday. But passkey proponents are ramping up their efforts to make the occasion obsolete. 

“Eventually, it’s going to be like World Horse and Buggy Day, I think,” Shikiar says. “For the time being, it’s a good reminder of the challenge we have to get rid of passwords.”


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