BriefTea
Every story in sixty words
Get the free app no ads · no paywallNews · 8 June 2026
Pexels / Brett Sayles
It seems experts want us to use passkeys, like a phone PIN or facial recognition, as they might be safer than old passwords. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre says passkeys are "unphishable" and "less hackable" because they are unique to your device. But some wonder how safe they are if your phone is stolen and someone guesses its PIN.
Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs
More briefs
WorldItalian flights cancelled after air traffic capacity falls by half WorldAnthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers TechnologyIsraeli ad firm Discover-Tech used online ads to hack devices WorldKatie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary job after just five days WorldJamaica's slavery reparations case gets a London court date in March 2027 WorldSingapore threatens to prosecute firms behind Indonesia's worst fires in years as smoke spreads Browse all stories →We would like to count visits and see which links bring readers here. That means storing a random ID in your browser. No cookies, no ads, no profile. How it works.