Sad reality is that such usecase is less and less common, thus, no one cares about it. I think majority of my friends would not be able to access their email, or facebook or alike, if they were forced to use my computer in emergency.
Some sites allow passkeys as an option for MFA, so that could be an issue if the passkey is your only MFA option and MFA is required. But I imagine email would pretty much always be a fallback.
I don't know if they fixed it, they probably did. Edit: Maybe not, because the recovery option at the end is just nuts: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5454924/...
I've definitely done this, but not sure if the workflow was at the OS or browser level.
I'm honestly confused by all the negativity in the comments. Passkeys are great for convenience. Just leave your password login enabled as a backup. That defeats any security benefit, but oh well.
For people in this position, if they had their phone, they probably wouldn't be logging in on a computer anyway.
And many are moving to virtual wallets like Cashapp rather than banks with a physical presence where you can take out money without a phone.
It’s a bad situation.
Person 1: "People that end up in this situation that can easily happen should be punished to the full extent of the law with no mercy!"
[Exact situation happens to Person 1]
Person 1: "This is the greatest injustice, do people have no empathy? I could not have avoided this situation!"
For instance YouTubers usually have a different account for their channel than the one they use privately, and don't want their channel account logged in everywhere.
That means having to log in as a guest when push comes to shove. And similar setups are common for most self-employed keeping a "work" account IMHO.