iPhone owners in Arizona are now able to load their driver’s license or state ID into their iPhone’s Wallet app. The digital ID will allow holders to pass through TSA checkpoints in Arizona’s Sky Harbor International Airport, but Arizona police will not recognize it for traffic stops.
According to Apple, we’ll soon see its digital ID program adopted in Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah.
The benefits of a digital driver’s license are obvious. Apple’s security and privacy measures are a tentpole of the company’s mission. The TSA will accept a digital version of my airline ticket. The TSA (in Arizona) will accept Apple’s digital ID. Why isn’t this form of identification acceptable to Arizona police? A significant percentage of driver’s insurance “cards” are digital. Are they acceptable? I’m confused.
More importantly: How do you feel about a state-issued digital ID?
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