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A tumblr post saying "i really like this thing where websites will have separate “log in” & “sign up” buttons and if you click “log in” it takes you to a sign-up screen anyway so you have to click “i already have an account” and then it will ask if you want to sign in with your facebook account or with instagram or linkedin or deviantart or whatever, and if you choose “username & password” it asks if you want to put in your username or use your thumbprint, and once you put your username & password it emails you a confirmation code, and once you put in the code it says “do you want to give us your phone number for future sign-ins? do you want to sign up for facial recognition? do you want to give us your bones? give us your fucking bones?”
Yup.
Using fingerprint/face recognition to access your device is questionable depending on your concern level, since the thing being accessed is right next to the thing that gives you access.
Having that same device know how to recognize those same features so it can use them to access a local system that is used to unlock something far away very securely is unquestionably good. An attacker is very unlikely to have both your phone and your thumb while trying to access your bank account.