Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security

Paris: Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method — but also running into public hesitancy.

“The password era is ending,” two senior figures at Microsoft wrote in a July blog post.

The tech giant has been building “more secure” alternatives to log in for years — and has since May been offering them by default to new users.