All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Is it because of security concerns or spacing reasons?

  • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
    35·
    7 months ago

    Because you very rarely need to actually log in on your laptop. You lock and open your phone dozens of times per day, but you’ll probably log in once or twice on your laptop and that’s it. It’s not a feature many people would care about.

    • crab@lemm.ee
      35·
      7 months ago

      I always lock my computer when I walk away from it so my dog can’t start hacking the CIA.

    • kobra@lemm.ee
      14·
      7 months ago

      I unlock my 1Password vault(s) with fingerprint, so it’s much more useful than just logging into the laptop. which at work I log into many more times a day than once or twice.

    • Sheridan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      7 months ago

      I use the TouchID on my MacBook several times a day because it unlocks the password manager and wallet.

    • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
      5·
      7 months ago

      “Rarely?” This is anecdotally very false, and I don’t think I’m that much of an outlier. Do you have stats on that?