All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Is it because of security concerns or spacing reasons?

  • @Braindead@programming.dev
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    61 year ago

    True for personal laptops, false for professional laptops. Might be why they gave me one with a fingerprint reader.

    I unlock my work laptop a dozen times a day at least. Facial recognition FTW for that. TBH I’ve never felt the need to set up my fingerprint though…

    • Bilb!
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      21 year ago

      Most work laptops I’ve seen use smart cards for this. The computer is locked unless your card is inserted and a PIN is entered, and removing the card locks the computer.

      • @tyler@programming.dev
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        31 year ago

        What country and industry do you work in? I’ve never even heard of that much less seen it in a professional capacity.

        • Almrond
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          11 year ago

          A lot of modern places use shibboleth and 2FA keys these days, but the military still uses smart card authentication

        • @subtext@lemmy.world
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          11 year ago

          I’m in the US working for a company that uses smart card plus PIN for login, then everything else is automatic SSO using those credentials.

          Honestly works amazingly.