Resist the Nudge, Reject the Passkey
Resist the Nudge, Reject the Passkey The convergence of “Simple Sign-in” technologies and the horrifying roadmap for harmonized state identification. Count Metalmind My eyes focus on the prompt box hovering on the 4K monitor. Google’s logo pulses—a happy little animated blob urging me to “ simplify my sign-in .” It promises me speed. It promises me a password-free utopia where my face alone unlocks the treasures of the internet. Just one click. Just one scan. I move my cursor over “Yes, I want to convert.” Then I spasm the cursor downward and slam the Deny button so hard the plastic housing of the mouse creaks under my grip strength. Why did I refuse the bait? Why did I reject the warm embrace of convenience? The reason rests in the fact that convenience functions as the anesthetic for the surgical removal of freedom. Let me articulate what just happened in that nanosecond exchange. A Passkey ( FIDO2 standard ) attempted to execute a Key Generation event. It offered t...