I'm not that enthusiastic about Google, Apple and Microsoft doing away with #passwords as an #authentication factor, because it's one of the few areas left on these platforms where people have some control over their own #security. #infosec https://puri.sm/posts/microsoft-ruined-passwords-now-aims-for-a-passwordless-future/
That said, I understand why *they* would be enthusiastic to move people to authentication methods rooted in their hardware that make you (and other vendors that integrate with it) dependent on them for authentication.
@twrightsman They don't trust the user. They do trust the hardware *now* because they can control it remotely, can prevent unauthorized software from running. Combined with their keys inside the secure element, the user just provides minimal in-person proof it's them (biometrics) while hardware does the heavy lifting for trust.