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They don't even need to cut your finger off.

They can force you by law to unlock your devices if you used biometric authentication.

They can't force you to tell a password.

At least that's German law afaik.

btw, there are three types of authentication:

  • knowledge (PIN, password)
  • possession (RFID card)
  • inherence (fingerprint, eye scan etc.)

Ideally, you want MFA which covers all three types.

Sure, and it's easier to fool a fingerprint/face-sensor than to crack a password.

Biometrics should never be anything more than a user name

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Depends on the password

Passwords have their own set of problems:

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png

Password managers with a very good master password mitigate most problems though imo

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