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Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week’s question: Is ‘ripen at home’ fruit the supermarkets’ idea of a joke?I’ve been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a pin on your phone, or facial recognition, can be safer than using

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Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
First reported
Jun 14, 2026 13:00 UTC
Last reported
Jun 14, 2026 13:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC
Record ID
62327fd7dc7dfdcb47cc363ec8091573e319c6e9bec8009b74dcde487d75b355

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src_08225c2d3f1c653468

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mentioned in report
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Not reported
Observed
Jun 14, 2026 13:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC

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