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Apple Said iPhone Driver's Licenses Would Expand to These 8 U.S. States… Two Years Ago
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I just downloaded the app, it took about five minutes to request and receive my mobile Ca drivers license. I probably will never use it, but I got it.
My memories go back to the 1950s and I’ve been hearing that my whole life.
It's an invasion of privacy whether you have something to hide or not. Digital IDs are just a lead into social credit system like communist China has. No one with any common sense wants that. Unfortunately most people don't want to see the big and long term picture of what this all leads to. They are blinded by "convenience".
How often does anyone have to show their driving licence? Other than hiring a car, I think it’s been about 40 years since I was asked for it anywhere in the US or Europe.
I still want to know why California, if all states, isn’t on either of these lists.
We’ll approve a major city to be a test track for self-driving vehicle experiments but not let people have a digital driver’s license?
We’ll approve a major city to be a test track for self-driving vehicle experiments but not let people have a digital driver’s license?
Im sure it depends greatly on lifestyle and where you live, but for me every time I buy alcohol or even candy with a 0.5% alcohol content, every time I go to the doctor or have a medical procedure done, whenever I fly domestic, renting a car, and badging in for access at secure sites.
On average I probably do one of the things on that list once every couple of weeks, except for badging in for work, which depending on the project I’m working on can sometimes be something I do twice a day. That said, a digital license would be useless for badging in since most locations take your physical license and give you a badge in exchange while you’re there.
Look at "Real ID" driver license update, that was supposed to be rolled out to increase ID security after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. It's 23 years later and isnt rolled out, and it was billed as key to national security, not just a convenience. Fine Apple hasn't been innovating at the normal speed, point taken, but it's not the slowest mover here. Every state, every town/village/city etc needs to get everyone on their police force a digital ID reader, as well as all 14,000 airports in the US.
there is no way I would use a device to verify my identity. That means that it and its contents can be used as evidence against you.
That’s a good thing. It means it’s not linked to your Apple ID and linked to the phone itself.
The funny thing is that both of you are wrong. You don’t have to unlock your phone to use any of this
And way to busy trying to restrict voting and reproductive rights for this kind of thing!
I'm just saying, in general. That's why people don't want cops looking at their stuff. It doesn't mean you're guilty. It just means you like privacy.
This continues to amaze me. What's more, it's been useful as a proof-of-age ID on a few occasions.
FYI if you have reduce motion on it prevents the flower from moving as you tilt the phone. Apparently this is used as a verification method for the Colorado ID's.
I live in Colorado and I can't even get my license loaded into the app. It gets to the last step where it's going to verify with the DMV and it fails. I finally just gave up after about 5 tries.