This can be exceptionally useful for users with disabilities.
“A number of disabilities are related to memory.
Biometrics can help with this.”
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Many websites or apps require passwords with capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.
Biometrics is great for bypassing the whole memory component where it’s not great.
But it isnt always perfect.
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Of course, there are ways to get around remembering passwords.
“Biometrics is great for bypassing the whole memory component where it’s not great,” she explained.
“But it isnt always perfect.
Because of this, websites and apps need to offer multiple ways of authentication.
One method that Byrne-Haber says is especially useful is the “security unit” authentication.
Byrne-Haber says this can remove much of the hassle that comes from standard passwords without leaving your accounts unprotected.
These new criteria list biometrics and the aforementioned password managers to offer accessible methods for users with disabilities.
People get really hung up on how many people are going to use this anyways,” Byrne-Haber explained.
“And they see the cost versus the trade-off for users, and they decide to drop it.”
“What they don’t realize is that VM-ware requires this for vendors.
Bank of America requires this for their vendors.
Microsoft requires this for their vendors.
None of those companies will buy inaccessible software anymore.”
