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Yahoo aims to phase out passwords with new service

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    Kevin Priddle
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    Reuters[^]:

    Oct 15 Yahoo's next step in password security is to eliminate them altogether. Starting on Thursday, the company announced, users of the Yahoo Mail app on both iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses smartphones to verify identities in lieu of traditional passwords.

    But we'll still need to enter a password on our phone to access the service...

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      Reuters[^]:

      Oct 15 Yahoo's next step in password security is to eliminate them altogether. Starting on Thursday, the company announced, users of the Yahoo Mail app on both iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses smartphones to verify identities in lieu of traditional passwords.

      But we'll still need to enter a password on our phone to access the service...

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      dexterama
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      Very cool, seeing as though I haven't used yahoo since the 1990's, I probably don't need a password anyway. :rolleyes:

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        Reuters[^]:

        Oct 15 Yahoo's next step in password security is to eliminate them altogether. Starting on Thursday, the company announced, users of the Yahoo Mail app on both iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses smartphones to verify identities in lieu of traditional passwords.

        But we'll still need to enter a password on our phone to access the service...

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        Nelek
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        And if someone tkaes your phone, then can read your emails directly?

        M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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          Reuters[^]:

          Oct 15 Yahoo's next step in password security is to eliminate them altogether. Starting on Thursday, the company announced, users of the Yahoo Mail app on both iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses smartphones to verify identities in lieu of traditional passwords.

          But we'll still need to enter a password on our phone to access the service...

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          Dan Neely
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          Kevin Priddle wrote:

          But we'll still need to enter a password on our phone to access the service...

          Fortunately most people use an exceptionally strong password on their phone because it's compromise would be exceptionally bad. :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

          Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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