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A security researcher launched whynopasskeys.com to list major apps and services—like Instagram, Netflix, and Spotify—that still don’t offer passkey login. Passkeys, tied to a user’s device and biometrics, beat passwords on security and convenience. Meta says Instagram only supports passkeys via Facebook linkage; Netflix and Spotify haven’t replied.
- A new site, whynopasskeys.com by researcher Scott Helme, publicly lists major companies still lacking passkey support, aiming to pressure them into adding it.
- Roughly 1 in 4 major apps/services still don't offer passkeys, including Instagram, Netflix, and Spotify.
- Instagram only enables passkeys indirectly through a linked Facebook account, and Meta hasn't explained why Instagram lacks native support.
- Netflix and Spotify have not responded to TechCrunch's inquiries about their lack of passkey support.
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