At the Google Cloud Next conference, Google showcased the next step it’s taking to get FIDO2 security keys in the hands of more people. The company announced it is enabling any phone running Android 7+ to serve as a security key to protect personal Google accounts and professional Google Cloud accounts, ZDNet reports.


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