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Apple Announces Launch of U.S. Passport Feature in iPhone's Wallet App
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Mother nature is unpredictable and more so even today. Yes there is forecasts but things can change with anything weather related in a moments notice even before a weather alert is sent out.
The latest place I encountered was the license plate renewal facility attached to the vehicle emissions testing facility. Where I live, vehicles four+ years old have to pass a free emissions test every two years before the state will let you renew the plates. They sell renewals right there, but they don't take cash. I watched a guy try to pay with cash two weeks ago and they refused. More and more restaurants here are posting "we are cashless" signs in their places.
IANAL, but my understanding is that they can't compel you to give up a password, but they can and do compel people to use biometric unlocks. For folks that have a concern there, pressing the power button on an iPhone five times will kick your phone back to requiring a passcode without requiring cycling the power.
Of course it does because their competition (at least a half dozen other pizza joints) accepts CC, Apple Pay, etc. And I refuse to go to the ATM just to buy pizza, I'm sure I'm not the only one. Whatever this place saved/saves in CC fees, the price of their pizza is still the same as if not more than everyone else.
And now places are rounding to nickels because pennies are no longer being minted. I know Canada did this a long time ago. IMHO cash is a hassle and if it is lost it is gone forever. Unfortunately there are still many people who can't use debit or credit because of their financial situations, so cash may never go away completely.
Well we’ll see how it goes I guess. I don’t think doing digital ID means they automatically have abilities to take your phone, any more than they do now. You can disable FaceID on your phone as it is and still use this, though I suppose you’re gonna say well then they have you on video putting your passcode in, unless you shield the keypad with your other hand, you totally can do that but have to remember to do it. So if you’re super worried then don’t bring any electronic device, except for a burner phone, and see how that goes.
It's not clear to me whether the five button presses has the same effect as powering down. Yes it disables biometrics but not certain it locks the phone out from forensics tools the same way as a power down does (BFU vs. AFU). The forensics guys might know?
iPhones now reboot in some circumstances and turn a AFU into a BFU.
Mystery solved! Apple's new iPhone security feature caused mysteriouos reboots
Apple has apparently created a new feature for iOS 18.1 that makes it difficult for brute-force machines to unlock an iPhone.
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Could it be that the passport was not an authentic one? I would try another passport first before giving up.
When your passport is lost/stolen overseas this might make it easier to get a replacement.
We already have pictures of our passports in a Note, just in case.
Soon, Global Entry?
Note that this apparently counts as a RealID, if it's TSA-accepted. Interesting that they trust Apple's secondary authentication.
We already have pictures of our passports in a Note, just in case.
Soon, Global Entry?
Note that this apparently counts as a RealID, if it's TSA-accepted. Interesting that they trust Apple's secondary authentication.
Yeah I remember seeing that now. I just say hey siri, restart, tap the acknowledgement and the phone does it easy peasy. Easier than five button presses.iPhones now reboot in some circumstances and turn a AFU into a BFU.
Mystery solved! Apple's new iPhone security feature caused mysteriouos reboots
Apple has apparently created a new feature for iOS 18.1 that makes it difficult for brute-force machines to unlock an iPhone.
is this an attempt at humor?
assuming you have a new Passport with a chip, you dont scan the back cover...you set your phone on the inside of the back cover (where the barcode is located). It is a very slow scan. dont move the phone and wait for confirmation its complete. It takes up to 30 seconds
Patrice O'Neal had a great spiel about wanting a record of where he was every 15 minutes.
Patrice on getting receipts
The more demand it has the more likely it is to be adopted and the more likely legislation allowing its use passes.
“Im not using this because, um. PRIVACY! I pay cash for everything so the man can’t track me”.
But you carry a smart phone. Or have some sort of digital assistant in your home, or drive a vehicle with GPS and telematics in it, or walk around in public with your face exposed.
Any ILLUSION of privacy you have is more dangerous than understanding that said privacy went out the window a long time ago and adjusting to live in that world.
Go on with your false sense of security while every EZ pass (or similar system) photographs you and your license plate whenever you pass through it whether you have a transponder or not.
See those small tan boxes on poles with solar panels on them? Those are license plate readers. They’re active 24/7 and the gubment can use them to track your comings and goings. No warrant as you have no expectation of privacy in public places.
Combine that with your cell phone RSSI I formation and you’re pretty much trackable wherever you go. Once they can narrow the search to a smaller area, it’s only a matter of using facial recognition to figure it out.
Ever watch that FBI show on CBS? What the federal government has is at least 2 generations better than that. I’ve seen it in action and it’s pretty scary.
Privacy? You have none oh sweet summer child. It died around the time computers and surveillance cameras combined with wireless Internet via cell connection caught up to the Patriot Act.
But you carry a smart phone. Or have some sort of digital assistant in your home, or drive a vehicle with GPS and telematics in it, or walk around in public with your face exposed.
Any ILLUSION of privacy you have is more dangerous than understanding that said privacy went out the window a long time ago and adjusting to live in that world.
Go on with your false sense of security while every EZ pass (or similar system) photographs you and your license plate whenever you pass through it whether you have a transponder or not.
See those small tan boxes on poles with solar panels on them? Those are license plate readers. They’re active 24/7 and the gubment can use them to track your comings and goings. No warrant as you have no expectation of privacy in public places.
Combine that with your cell phone RSSI I formation and you’re pretty much trackable wherever you go. Once they can narrow the search to a smaller area, it’s only a matter of using facial recognition to figure it out.
Ever watch that FBI show on CBS? What the federal government has is at least 2 generations better than that. I’ve seen it in action and it’s pretty scary.
Privacy? You have none oh sweet summer child. It died around the time computers and surveillance cameras combined with wireless Internet via cell connection caught up to the Patriot Act.
By the way, everyone’s valid passports have a chip in it. 2007 is when they rolled it out to all new passports and passports are valid for 10 years for adults, 5 years for 16 and under, so unless you’re trying an expired passport, it’ll have the chip (and it won’t work for expired passport, tells you it has to be valid).
I read on Hacker News or something that it does exit AFU and dumps the encryption keys from memory. It's a good point though. I'm going to see if I can locate some more detailed confirmation of it.
Think!
The point is digital only for the future.
Tracking...Limiting...Punishing...
Regardless, photo IDs are tracked by TSA anyway. You need Real ID now, states verify your information for Real ID. Your picture is matched to a database and you are matched to your picture.
All the tracking is already here and if you want to fly on a plane you get tracked regardless.
Security vs convenience.
Balancing it is tough or can be.
Balancing it is tough or can be.