Soon, you will no longer have to remember a bunch of long, complicated passwords for every service or app you log into.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as part of that, Google is making passkeys the default sign-in option for personal Google accounts. When you sign in to your Google account, you’ll be prompted to create a passkey to use for future sign-ins.
A passkey can be a fingerprint, face scan, or PIN that you use in place of a password. According to Google's blog post announcing the change, "they're 40% faster than passwords — and rely on a type of cryptography that makes them more secure."
Despite being the default option, passkeys are still just an option. You can enable them for all services by selecting “Skip passkey when possible” in your Google Account, but you can also disable them using the same option if you’d rather not use passkeys.
