Microsoft is trying to make passwords obsolete, and it might succeed

Passwords are annoying, clumsy, easily beaten (for the most part), and an absolutely antiquated form of security. They also happen to be the primary way we secure our most precious information today. Microsoft wants to change that with a new app feature that basically removes passwords from the equation entirely. It's part of the Microsoft Authenticator app, and it just might work. The app's new ability essentially enables the second layer of a two-factor authentication system, but instead of si...