US cyber safety board wants feds more involved in eliminating passwords

A U.S. cybersecurity agency has issued a full-throated endorsement of private – namely FIDO Alliance -- and government standards-making to end the use of passwords once and for all.

It is calling for a significant change in how government has interacted with the data industry since at least the birth of the public internet.

Members of the Cyber Safety Review Board have published a far-reaching report calling for, among other things, national rules to safeguard identity. They are calling for …

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