Tech giant, Google, is getting rid of passwords. But, what would replace them?
A new way to sign in to your Google Account is being tested by the tech company which will most likely be the safest way people could ditch their passwords away. According to Washington Post, users will be confirming their identity through their smartphones.
Creating strong and unique passwords have been the problem of most people, not to mention having to memorize a whole dozen of them if one has different password for each account he has. Although web browsers offer to remember passwords, they are not that secure and will most likely give away your identity in a split second. The other downside of passwords is the fact that people can most likely resort to easy to depict passwords such as ‘1234,’ ‘password’ or their birthdays.
“We’ve invited a small group of users to help test a new way to sign-in to their Google accounts, no password required. ‘Pizza’, ‘password’ and ‘123456’—your days are numbered,” a Google spokesperson told TechCrunch.
The idea is to sign in with your smartphone, which is authorized to use without a password, but one can still continue to use his own password.
"You authorize your phone to allow you to log in to your account. You go into a computer and type in your email. Then you get a message on your phone to allow the login. If you hit yes, the computer logs into your Google account without a password," user rp1226 on reddit explained.
Moreover, passwords will just be part of security measures if an unusual circumstance takes place. And in case of lost of phone, the screenlock and TouchID will secure the account and one’s private data. So, it is crucial to automatically sign into your account and remove account access for the device once lost.
Such password-free logins are available for iOS and Android. Only few users are invited to test the new feature.
Do you think that this new way of logging into your Google account is safer? What are your thoughts?
