Apple, Google, and Microsoft move toward ‘passwordless future’

Published May 6, 2022 1:54pm ET



Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced their joint efforts to provide support for passwordless sign-in technology.

The three companies will collaborate to build passwordless support for all of their mobile, desktop, and browser platforms later this year, they announced in a joint press release on Thursday. While the companies have previously incorporated two-factor authentication to maintain security, this update would remove the password entirely and allow users to log in to most accounts with the push of a button.

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