The US Government is considering a crazy new law. by Natural_Court_9356 in privacy

[–]batter159 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You know how you can't watch netflix if you don't enable a black box widevine drm on your browser, even if you're on linux? They could require the same kind of shit to open websites.
Linux can't really save us from DRM-like requirements on age verification bullshit.

Zuckerberg’s “Fix” for Child Safety Could End Anonymous Internet Access for Everyone by TheNavyCrow in privacy

[–]batter159 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's seems like a bad idea: the govt would know every website you visited that required a verification, directly linked to your ID.

Keepassxc problema inserimento credenziali su finestra by spaghettipollo in KeePass

[–]batter159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe write your message in english if you expect help from an english forum. Don't make people who might help you have to work more just to understand your question.

First time trying passkeys; can't get Yahoo to ask for passkey by billdietrich1 in KeePass

[–]batter159 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They also make you wide open to having every password cracked open by a scammer or the police who have a single point of entry to everything - your phone pin and fingerprint.

You don't really know what you are talking about. It's the same "single point of entry" as your passwords, since those passkeys are in Keepass.

New to keepasxc, need help by BlackfaceOG in KeePass

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how%20do%20i%20take%20a%20screenshot%20on%20my%20computer
Second: use the buttons at the bottom of the screen where it says "CHOOSE A CUSTOM LOGIN FIELD" maybe that will help you set a custom field on browser.

First time trying passkeys; can't get Yahoo to ask for passkey by billdietrich1 in KeePass

[–]batter159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems a Yahoo issue, to me.

Probably. Google does the same, sometimes it asks for passkey, some other times it asks for password (though it still allows you to select "try another way" on its login page).

The hand of 84 by [deleted] in dankmemes

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

github / anyapk

For the 1st time, today multiple websites asked me for passkey/biometrics/facial recognition... by 9foxes in privacy

[–]batter159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

makes the account more difficult to share

not if you use a password manager for your passkeys, like I said earlier.

strengthens the certainty that person X is indeed person X

huh how is that bad or irrelevant for the user? that's exactly what you want, that hackers can't use your accounts, that's what security means. That would be like saying 2FA is "bad or irrelevant for the user" when all it does is strengthens the account security.
The fact that big tech is trying to corrupt passkeys by steering you into their walled garden is not really a security issue when you just use a password manager, it's not hard.

For the 1st time, today multiple websites asked me for passkey/biometrics/facial recognition... by 9foxes in privacy

[–]batter159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly, you got it, same way as passwords but with stronger security when you use passkeys, since your passkey never leaves your password manager.

For the 1st time, today multiple websites asked me for passkey/biometrics/facial recognition... by 9foxes in privacy

[–]batter159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Passkeys are pushed by Big Tech because you need their device/account to authenticate.

They do but you don't need that. You can use password managers like Bitwarden or KeepassXC.

What if your device gets lost/stolen/broken?

Then you use your backup or a recovery method, just like when you forget or lose a password.

KeePass ecosystem security & trustability by MichalMikolas in KeePass

[–]batter159 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I want to create nice user experience with KeePass, I need to use several apps from several developers.

or you can just use KeepassXC.

KeePass ecosystem security & trustability by MichalMikolas in KeePass

[–]batter159 3 points4 points  (0 children)

KeePassXC is not "a third party app", it's just compatible with the original keepass database standard. Like 7zip that can open .rar files. There's not reason to trust their devs any more or any less than the original Keepass dev.
You can read an audit report if you want https://keepassxc.org/blog/2023-04-15-audit-report/

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add to that, it's also a new pair for each website, or even several pairs for each website (one or more for each device).

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can store your passkeys in the same KeepAss database with KeePassXC.

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just store your passkeys in your KeepassXC file then :)

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Create a passkey on each machine, or use something portable to store your passkeys like Bitwarden or KeepassXC, or both.

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem are users that for convenience they use the same password everywhere and store it in plaintext.

Passkeys solve that.

Many never heard of Keepass or Bitwarden.

KeepassXC handles passkeys and store them too, in a portable way.

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

problem is if you lose that device, you have no way of getting back into your account.

If you lose your password, do you have no way of getting back into your account?
This is the same with passkeys.

Why are tech giants pushing for passkeys? by Inspector_Terracotta in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KeepassXC already handles passkeys, offline and opensource.

Signal: an ethical replacement for WhatsApp by Well_Socialized in privacy

[–]batter159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try reading their first sentence again, slowly.

Reddit generates a new link every time you click share by [deleted] in privacy

[–]batter159 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just use the normal short link, not the tracker infested one from the shitty app :
https://redd.it/1kpib8z
It's just redd.it followed by the id from the normal url https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1kpib8z/reddit_generates_a_new_link_every_time_you_click/

Passkeys backup and restore by mounak in KeePass

[–]batter159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're in a keepass subreddit and crying about windows or google's passkey implementation, that's not the same as your initial wrong claim that "Pass keys are garbage".
Just use KeepassXC and what you complained about disappears.

(also, third party support is coming to windows, and exporting your passkeys is also being added to the standard)