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Iowa begins accepting digital IDs in Apple’s Wallet app

If you live in the hawkeye state, this could come in handy. Iowa residents can now att their their driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet for use at TSA checkpoints, venues, and businesses. On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced that residents could now add their state ID cards to their iPhones […]

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Apple walks back iOS 15, watchOS feature that would store a driver’s license or state ID in the Wallet app, sets new launch date to “early 2022”

Apple has updated its website, walking back a touted upcoming feature for iOS 15 and watchOS 8 that will allow you to add your driver’s license or state ID to your iPhone and Apple Watch in participating U.S. states until early 2022. The company had previously stated that the feature would launch in late 2021. […]

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Apple patent application hints at efforts to securely transmit and secure ID materials when needed

A recently published patent application has hinted that Apple may be working on ways to securely hold, authenticate, and wirelessly share a user’s identification materials. Although Apple has said the end of paper ID materials won’t happen quickly, there’s no question it’s coming. The patent application, entitled “Controlled Identity Credentials Release,” focuses on a secure […]

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iPhones to be able to scan Japanese ID cards’ NFC chips under iOS 13

This should be nifty if you’re living in Japan. iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards thanks to Apple’s inclusion of broader access to NFC chips via third-party apps. As a result, Japanese citizens will be able to scan their identity cards, storing the information on their […]

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Apple patent highlights future Face ID technique that could scan blood vessels in a user’s face, allow for more accurate identification

This could be interesting. As Apple’s Face ID continues to be developed, it’s been revealed that the company has explored the possibility of scanning the pattern of veins in a user’s face as another form of biometric authentication, one that could potentially tell identical twins apart. On Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office […]