Passkeys mean a spread of enshittification to ever more areas of life. Specifically, they
force me to use an extra OS on an extra device and keep it around just to use a site with passkeys.
add insecurity and inconvenience. I neither can backup the passkeys nor use them on another device. (That’s not implemented on Windows.) This user experience is laughable in 2026. The passkeys are forever locked on the device where I created them. I am forever chained to exactly one device. If it breaks down, my life ends because our lives depend on digital technology.
take away control from me and force me to trust third parties. I have to trust the hardware, the OS, the proprietary software, which makes me feel very uncomfortable as someone used to use Free software. Security by obscurity was always a bad idea.
deny me anonymity and control over my accounts. I can have only one account per domain.
are a black box with no user interface. With passwords I know exactly what account name and password I enter at which site. With passkeys I get asked for a PIN. That is all. There is no indication what exactly I authorize. This is a lot like clicking links in emails and giving your banking details to everyone who asks.
The recommendation “do not use them” is cute. They are forced on people. I can’t choose.
some of this is disingenuous. For example you’re supposed to make multiple passkeys for your devices so that you can still Access your Accounts even if you lose your Main device (Ofc its still shitty because this forces you into the cloud if you only have 1). Also thats why the passkeys being bound to their „birthplace“ is Not really more of an issue than the others. Also im Not sure where they are forced? In fact i wish it would be more supported in certain apps
I’m not familiar with any of these limitations that you described. Those might be limitations of the specific credentials manager(s) that you’re using. You might want to try a different one.
Passkeys mean a spread of enshittification to ever more areas of life. Specifically, they
The recommendation “do not use them” is cute. They are forced on people. I can’t choose.
some of this is disingenuous. For example you’re supposed to make multiple passkeys for your devices so that you can still Access your Accounts even if you lose your Main device (Ofc its still shitty because this forces you into the cloud if you only have 1). Also thats why the passkeys being bound to their „birthplace“ is Not really more of an issue than the others. Also im Not sure where they are forced? In fact i wish it would be more supported in certain apps
I’m not familiar with any of these limitations that you described. Those might be limitations of the specific credentials manager(s) that you’re using. You might want to try a different one.