Question for the PC experts

[Sam Vimes]

Every time I am on microsoft going onto Amazon account and putting in the email address and password they send me a code to my mobile to confirm because I haven"t got a Passakey yet .

Even if you set up a Passkey you'll still get an SMS with a code to enter.

Passkeys seem like a good idea but still have problems of security. For instance when I log on to my Google account on my PC and for which I have a Passkey, it logs me in as soon as I enter my email address. So anybody using my PC will get logged in. (If it's already unlocked). True I get a message saying was this you that logged in, but that's too late to lock any one out.

 

[Guzzilazz]

So this morning I started working my way through the contacts I could remember, some I was able to e mail my new e mail to them and they could update.
Some I had to phone and explain, and spoke to human being and sorted them out that way.
So far I can't get the mobile phone updated becaus ethe virtual assistant doesn't recognise my request to update e mail
The card processor provider at work is responding the same
It seems that the higher the tech the company,the more difficult they make life.
I now realise some companies do not show e mail addresses on their invoices, and others show them proninently.
Some have easy to negotiate on line sites
Some point you to logging in to an app
Others just seem to make life as complicated as they can and then text a message saying they are sorry you have been disconnected and please try later,
A lesson learned

...the things you are describing are services that would NEED to be more secure. I would criticise the companies you describe as "easy" as they are probably not looking after your data security as well as the others are. Three strikes and you get timed out is great, otherwise a hacker could just be working his way through to get to your data

 

[Beachball]

Even if you set up a Passkey you'll still get an SMS with a code to enter.

Passkeys seem like a good idea but still have problems of security. For instance when I log on to my Google account on my PC and for which I have a Passkey, it logs me in as soon as I enter my email address. So anybody using my PC will get logged in. (If it's already unlocked). True I get a message saying was this you that logged in, but that's too late to lock any one out.

That probably the reason i am not to keen on the Passkeys if the security is no better thanks for your input in this matter .