Digg uses email + OTP (no biometrics) as of early 2026

As of now, Digg appears to check that user are really themselves, to sign in, with this:

• identify who you want to sign in as, by giving your email address

• receive short-lived code by email, to prove you have access to that email account

This avoids a user really having to know their passwords. Or know their username. Most users are generally bad at making strong and unique passwords. And even worse at remembering them (or their username).

While users do/can set a username+password on Digg, "sign in as email address" seems like the default that has been taken here.

• "Sign in via email" is a pretty low-friction pattern -- for people who have email addresses, and who can access them easily.

Does Digg need to require a biometric for users to sign in? Seems like probably not at this time. It's pretty low stakes here. Low user volume, low risk. Not mission critical... except for building the internet we want. :)