Apple has made a move that could make all users more secure with a new approach to passwords. AFP/Getty ImagesAs a standalone form of authentication, passwords are pretty poor. Apple has joined the FIDO Alliance (AKA Fast Identity Online), an organization already including giants such as Google, Intel, Microsoft and Samsung. What is the FIDO Alliance and what is its mission? Why Apple joining FIDO makes senseApple joining FIDO makes absolute sense, the only question is why the U.S. firm didn’t do it sooner.

Source: Forbes February 12, 2020 10:07 UTC