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Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - Dismas - 09-06-2021
I'd be curious what the security implications are for this. Apple Pay has had some issues in the past.
Quote:Apple is rolling out the ability to add driver's licenses and state IDs to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch in select US states, the company announced this week.
The first states to introduce this functionality will be Arizona and Georgia, but Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah will follow. However, neither the states nor Apple have said exactly when the rollouts will begin other than giving a general fall 2021 target.
Wallet is an app that comes pre-installed on iPhones and Apple Watch wearables. The app stores credit cards, boarding passes, student IDs, and other items you might normally put in a physical wallet.
Wallet sometimes uses wireless communication to transmit relevant information (for example, credit card information at a point of sale), or a user can hold up the phone to show information to someone. Often, a bar code or something similar is used to allow the user to authenticate at a location without handing over the phone—like with airline boarding passes.
Read More: https://arstechnica.com/gadget/2021/09/in-eight-us-states-apple-will-begin-storing-drivers-licenses-on-the-iphone/
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - Drako - 09-06-2021
Apple really has been on a tangent as of late.
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - mothered - 09-07-2021
I wonder what's next on Apple's list of Insecurities and Invasion of privacy.
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - Marshland - 09-07-2021
Honestly i really like this idea of having my ID or drivers license on my phone. I hate the stack of cards i have to carry with me when going somewhere . Altho knowing tech companies they're gonna pull a 180 and suddenly make the wallet easily accessible for government agencies in order to protect us from the evil forces...
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - UsmanTemuri - 09-07-2021
Apple has a chance here to use this to actually improve privacy: by allowing the user to control which data from your ID is presented to the reader.
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - mothered - 09-07-2021
(09-07-2021, 09:16 AM)UsmanTemuri Wrote: Apple has a chance here to use this to actually improve privacy: by allowing the user to control which data from your ID is presented to the reader.The Issue Is, the moment It's In the hands of Apple, you have no control of the actions they decide to take behind closed doors.
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - Accident Man - 09-11-2021
I am surprised Apple's home state is not listed.
RE: Apple to Store Driver's Licenses in 8 States - UsmanTemuri - 09-16-2021
(09-11-2021, 09:25 AM)Party Pete Wrote: I am surprised Apple's home state is not listed.
New York probably pending, once the state figures out how to charge you more for it than now.