Facebook just added support for physical security keys and that's a big plus

When the rollout of its newest privacy tools, Facebook snuck in a very useful update: support for physical security keys. That means you can now use any USB key that supports the universal second factor (U2F) standard to log into your Facebook account, confirming your identity just by tapping the key.

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What does this mean?

You can now use a physical key to log into your Facebook account just like you'd use a key to start a car. You'll still need to use the key in combination with your password (so if a person steals it, they won't be able to log in). You can even use a key to log into Facebook via Chrome on Android, that is, assuming both your phone and key have NFC wireless tech. Read more...

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