I unlock my 1Password vault(s) with fingerprint, so it’s much more useful than just logging into the laptop. which at work I log into many more times a day than once or twice.
Comment on All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Why?
simple@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Because you very rarely need to actually log in on your laptop. You lock and open your phone dozens of times per day, but you’ll probably log in once or twice on your laptop and that’s it.
kobra@lemm.ee 6 months ago
sheridan@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I use the TouchID on my MacBook several times a day because it unlocks the password manager and wallet.
tyler@programming.dev 6 months ago
If you have an Apple Watch you don’t even need to do that. 😂 but yeah it’s great having a fingerprint scanner on a computer
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Rarely?” This is anecdotally very false, and I don’t think I’m that much of an outlier. Do you have stats on that?
theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Yeah either they’re unemployed, work from home, or have terrible IT practices where they work hahaha
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 6 months ago
For real. My work laptop locks after 5 minutes.
mundane@feddit.nu 6 months ago
I lock my computer whenever I leave my desk.
Braindead@programming.dev 6 months ago
True for personal laptops, false for professional laptops. Might be why they gave me one with a fingerprint reader.
I unlock my work laptop a dozen times a day at least. Facial recognition FTW for that. TBH I’ve never felt the need to set up my fingerprint though…
bilb@lem.monster 6 months ago
Most work laptops I’ve seen use smart cards for this. The computer is locked unless your card is inserted and a PIN is entered, and removing the card locks the computer.
tyler@programming.dev 6 months ago
What country and industry do you work in? I’ve never even heard of that much less seen it in a professional capacity.
subtext@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m in the US working for a company that uses smart card plus PIN for login, then everything else is automatic SSO using those credentials.
Honestly works amazingly.
Almrond@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A lot of modern places use shibboleth and 2FA keys these days, but the military still uses smart card authentication
lud@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Where I work we use passwords but I’m in the trial for Windows hello for business.
I do know though that smart cards are very common in the healthcare industry. I know that the police also use it.
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
As a student, I unlock my laptop several times per day.
crab@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I always lock my computer when I walk away from it so my dog can’t start hacking the CIA.
LarryTheMatador@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Needs to train their dog worse, if anything lol.