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Google launches no-password log in feature

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Google Accounts can use a new feature to log in sans a password.That can happen now that Alphabet-owned Google has added passkeys as a password-free option for users.

They can be implemented for personal Google Accounts, according to Google Security Blog post. Access to the feature started as of Wednesday, giving users a new option over a password or two-step verification.

Googles headquarters in Mountain View, California is shown in this photo on May 4, 2004. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images) Google Account holders can make using their fingerprint, face recognition or a local PIN to unlock their device a method for logging in when using passkeys, per the blog post.

The company said they help keep users safe from "phishing and any accidental handling that passwords are prone to, such as being reused or exposed in a data breach."Storage of the passkey takes place on a user’s device, according to Google.The company noted that passkeys are "still new and it will take some time before they work everywhere." In the meantime, plugging in a password or using another log-in method will stick around for personal Google Accounts.

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