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Google Tests Signing Into Accounts Using Your Phone, No Password Required (venturebeat.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the 123456-letmein dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google's battle against poor passwords continues. The company is now testing a new Google Account option that lets users login using their phone, skipping the part where you have to enter your password. The feature uses your phone to authenticate your identity by bringing up a notification that allows you to grant or deny access to your account. Google confirmed it was testing the feature with a small group of users.

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  1. WTF? by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm sorry...but not everything needs to revolve around the 'phone'.

    My phone is stolen/broken/lost..and now I can't use my laptop to get into my email?

    "You won’t need your password to sign in, but you can always use it if you want to"
    And after a while of not using that password...you've completely forgotten it.

  2. To Serve Man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Google's battle against poor passwords continues

    No, this is not a 'battle against poor passwords' but a battle to know who you are. Real Identities help sell widgets.

  3. Re: I'm about to solve the problem another way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is Google Real names v2. They didn't like the backlash against them the first time but they want to propagate a unique ID to identify everything you do, so they make it easy for you to *use* any persona you have to log into their services. It's just a matter of time until you've logged in with each of your real life personas through all the devices and accounts you own, and every time they swallow one more chunk of your life history.