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		AnotherGoodName 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cryptography behind passkeys Passkeys live at the OS level not the app level. If they have a passkey that allows access to their Google account the passkey will still be there if they uninstall Youtube.

wubrr 3 months ago [–]

Passkeys don't live at any particular level. They can 'live' on a piece of paper, and get lost from wherever they are stored.

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