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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Traditional passwords have proven to be an increasingly problematic authentication strategy ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Blake has over a decade of experience ...

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