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minus-squarenoredcandy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·23 hours agoNot making a judgement call on “orb” (which I assume is using some privacy preserving biometrics but honestly not sure), but why not leverage mobile devices? It seems like a lot of extra steps to use dedicated hardware for something like this.
minus-squareVendetta9076@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoIt definitely isnt. The explicit purpose is to harvest identifiable biometric data
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoMakes no sense. Am I supposed to run out and buy a new piece of equipment just to log into Reddit? 🙄
minus-squarequediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoI guess Reddit is just one more of what they wish would be a standard.
Not making a judgement call on “orb” (which I assume is using some privacy preserving biometrics but honestly not sure), but why not leverage mobile devices? It seems like a lot of extra steps to use dedicated hardware for something like this.
It definitely isnt. The explicit purpose is to harvest identifiable biometric data
Makes no sense. Am I supposed to run out and buy a new piece of equipment just to log into Reddit? 🙄
I guess Reddit is just one more of what they wish would be a standard.