The following report is from The Verge:
Apple has announced the first US states that will support iOS 15’s new ability to store driver’s licenses and state IDs in the Wallet app. Arizona and Georgia will lead the way, with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah following after that. No timetable is given for exactly when the new feature will be adopted by these states, however: Apple only says that consumers can expect “more information at a later date.” And the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has again confirmed it will open select airport checkpoints and security lanes to Apple’s mobile IDs once states begin making them available.
Adding a state ID or driver’s license to Apple’s Wallet app works similarly to the way you currently add a credit card. But after scanning your license or ID with your iPhone’s camera, you’re also required to provide a selfie that your state can use for verification purposes. Apple says “users will also be prompted to complete a series of facial and head movements during the setup process” for added security.
Apple is also again emphasizing the privacy protections it has in place for driver’s licenses and state IDs, noting that “Apple and the issuing states do not know when or where users present their IDs” and that biometric authentication is required for the data to be shared. IDs are “presented digitally through encrypted communication directly between the device and the identity reader, so users do not need to unlock, show, or hand over their device.”
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Courtesy: Apple
With that last part, it seems Apple is trying to address the concerns that some have raised over what mobile IDs could mean for interactions with police and other law enforcement. It sounds like you won’t ever have to fully unlock your phone to share a mobile ID. The idea that the TSA will let you breeze through security without at least being shown your phone’s screen feels like a stretch, though.
Apple says its implementation of mobile IDs,
Supports the ISO 18013-5 mDL (mobile driver’s license) standard which Apple has played an active role in the development of, and which sets clear guidelines for the industry around protecting consumers’ privacy when presenting an ID or driver’s license through a mobile device.
Apple is clearly attempting to counter any hesitancy about the new feature, and proponents of digital IDs maintain that they’re safer and more secure than physical documents. But the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation have cautioned that “longer-term, if digital IDs replace physical documents entirely, or if physical-only document holders are placed at a disadvantage, that could have significant implications for equity and fairness in American life.” They’ve also criticized the federal government for trying to intertwine mobile driver’s licenses with the REAL ID program.
This new functionality will be included in iOS 15 when the software update is released this fall, but states will dictate if and when they get on board with Apple’s Wallet-based state IDs and driver’s licenses.
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I’ve never had an smartphone and I never want one!
It’s hard enough these days to have some privacy.
Little engineering principle for you: ease of use/complexity ratio. The simple something is to use (like an automatic transmission) the more complex it has to be. Hence, more opt to break and be less efficient. Likewise with computer operating systems, Windows is easy, less efficient than Unix.
Smartphone = dumb user (ROFL)
I own one, and leave it on airplane mode. I use it as a mp3 player, and I also can run my website off of it (Android is Linux, so being a geek). Likewise, I would not carry one out of the house. I am at the moment, as I have a sister in ICU, but mostly, no. And definitely do not take one on a trip.
Mitch – If you can not live without technology, it is no longer a convenience;it’s enslavement.
I’ve had a discussion recently with a sister, in that I’m not exactly on board with the “smartphones”. The tracing nonsense was one the last straws. I’ve also lived without a phone for nearly a year just using a voip app on my laptop with sms/mms. I now have a “minimalist” phone that does basic calls and texts if it’s needed.
I’m posting this for brethren to understand that you don’t need these things.
You can use a hotspot with your laptop if you really need to get on the web on the go or for travel. People sometimes kind of giggle when I mentioned that I don’t have GPS. I look at the map before I go places and use my brain to figure it out. In a majority of cases I get there just fine, otherwise I’ll stop and boot up the laptop and check the map again to re-orient .
I think it’s time to get a bit creative and these “smart” devices have almost made us scared of a life that was well “normal” for generations. Even if my life is “lower tech” than others around me – it’s still way more technical in retrospect. I believe balance can be achieved here.
It’s obvious with each phone release ,new “features” , and new policy- they keep inching towards towards the world they want.
Time to get off the ride??