The company announced Tuesday in a blog post that it is making passkeys a default option for personal Google accounts after positive feedback from users.
Passkeys, which Google started using in May, are a safer and faster alternative to passwords and make it so people do not have to remember numerous passwords, Google said.
The passkeys run on facial recognition, fingerprint scan or a PIN number, making phishing attacks ineffective at swiping passwords.
"We'll keep you updated on where else you can start using passkeys across other online accounts," Google said in the blog.
"In the meantime, we'll continue encouraging the industry to make the pivot to passkeys — making passwords a rarity, and eventually obsolete."
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