The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions explores a topical issue of personal cybersecurity<ul><li>Readers reply: <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/07/readers-reply-alien-music-playlist-first-contact”>If an alien asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?</li></ul>I’ve been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a PIN on your phone, or facial recognition, can be safer than using a complicated password, and two factor authentication.I get that having something unique to your device, not stored on a company’s server is unphishable, and less hackable by cybercrims, but what if your phone is nicked and someone guesses the password? And what if you lose your phone? <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/07/passkeys-pin-password-cybersecurity”>Continue reading…
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