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Rubber straps can and do break. It won't happen to everyone, but it happens enough that if you ask the question, there will be a decent number of people that pipe up and say they have lost fins that way. Note that this is more of a risk for people doing surf entries for ocean shore diving than people plopping into a quarry or lake.
Spring straps go on a LOT faster. Insert foot, pull back strap, let go, done. No tightening or fiddling. Especially handy if the person in front of you has them while you're sweating in your drysuit, waiting for your turn to jump in. But also very handy when you're trying to get your fins on ASAFP to get through the surf zone.
They come off just as fast, but are still very unlikely to come off by accident.
Regular straps can and do work fine. It's just that spring straps work better.
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