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    From sticks@wolverine01@charter.net to alt.comp.software.firefox on Fri Jul 25 21:03:24 2025
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    Probably for about a month now when I go to sign in to Amazon I enter my username, and before I can enter the password this box pops up. It is
    asking me to do exactly what I am trying to do???

    <https://i.postimg.cc/X7LPVLq6/security.jpg>

    Anybody else getting this?
    I looked in the config file but couldn't find anything obvious. Does
    anybody know how to stop it?
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  • From Dave Royal@dave@dave123royal.com to alt.comp.software.firefox on Sat Jul 26 07:00:34 2025
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    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> Wrote in message:

    Probably for about a month now when I go to sign in to Amazon I enter my username, and before I can enter the password this box pops up. It is asking me to do exactly what I am trying to do???

    <https://i.postimg.cc/X7LPVLq6/security.jpg>

    Anybody else getting this?
    I looked in the config file but couldn't find anything obvious. Does anybody know how to stop it?

    This suggests it's Amazon not Firefox doing it: <https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonprime/comments/1lvmpmo/passkey_issues/>
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to alt.comp.software.firefox on Sat Jul 26 08:15:37 2025
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    sticks wrote:

    Probably for about a month now when I go to sign in to Amazon I enter my username, and before I can enter the password this box pops up.-a It is asking me to do exactly what I am trying to do???

    <https://i.postimg.cc/X7LPVLq6/security.jpg>

    Anybody else getting this?
    I looked in the config file but couldn't find anything obvious.

    Looks as though your Amazon account is set to use a passkey?
    Check within the amazon web site, your account, login and security.

    I use a passkey in combination with a USB fingerprint reader

    <https://amazon.co.uk/Kensington/dp/B08J7KXMM8>

    I wish more websites were enabled for passkeys ...

    Does anybody know how to stop it?
    Delete the passkey at the amazon site, it will keep offering to recreate
    it, using similar "sneaky" UI tactics they use to get you to sign-up for
    Prime unintentionally.


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  • From sticks@wolverine01@charter.net to alt.comp.software.firefox on Sat Jul 26 08:06:25 2025
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    On 7/26/2025 1:00 AM, Dave Royal wrote:
    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> Wrote in message:

    Probably for about a month now when I go to sign in to Amazon I enter my
    username, and before I can enter the password this box pops up. It is
    asking me to do exactly what I am trying to do???

    <https://i.postimg.cc/X7LPVLq6/security.jpg>

    Anybody else getting this?
    I looked in the config file but couldn't find anything obvious. Does
    anybody know how to stop it?

    This suggests it's Amazon not Firefox doing it: <https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonprime/comments/1lvmpmo/passkey_issues/>

    Thank you and Andy for the reply. I think I've gotten it removed.
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