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minus-squarenoredcandy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months 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-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months 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-up1·2 months agoI guess Reddit is just one more of what they wish would be a standard.
minus-squareVendetta9076@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIt definitely isnt. The explicit purpose is to harvest identifiable biometric data
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.
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.
It definitely isnt. The explicit purpose is to harvest identifiable biometric data