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TSA Preparing to Begin Accepting Mobile Driver's Licenses in February 2022
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I bet it has something to do with the State of California, not really Apple. Look at how long it took fro them to add the Clipper Card to Apple Wallet. Despite Clipper being used right in Apple's backyard.
This will be nice once digital ID is universally accepted. I wonder how many years that will take though.
Absolutely!
Of course you'll still have your licence, you just won't need to pull it out. PITA to pull out the driver's licence and then keep it out and then put it back into your wallet/purse etc.
Everybody has their phone on them or in their pocket. It just make it easier. What would be great is then to have it on the Apple Watch. Now that'd make it super convenient. I bet they'll turn it into a way to scan them though. So even more precise data is going to be kept. Convenience versus surveillance...
And this invalidates my statement how? I've ridden trains/metros in 41 countries and many systems have gone or are going cashless.
You’re confused. What he saying is, is that do you still need a physical real ID in conjunction to a digital real ID. There is likely plenty of scenarios for a physical real ID is still necessary, for example; if you’re hired with a new employer, they make a copy of your drivers license to have on file if you have a job that requires some type of travel.
There is situations where a digital ID is sufficient, but we’re nowhere near in a world where you won’t be able to not have a physical ID that will still require it.
Me too...I'm getting close....just 2 credit cards for the lame stores that don't have NFC, a debit card (incase I need cash for some reason and the only ATM I find also, does not have NFC), a drivers license, and company ID card.
Seeing as AZ is one of the states that was on board with Apple from the get go for the digital license in Apple Wallet, I'm hoping that Phoenix Sky-Harbor International is one of those two airports the TSA will be starting it at. Especially since I have some upcoming travel for work in early 2022.
INCLUDING A LOT IN THE US (Portland, NYC, Phoenix, SD, etc) I don’t understand why people are so afraid. For cash dependent customers, all of these systems in all of those countries have a way to load a prepaid card up with cash.
IDEMIA is the company that makes our AZ licenses and existing mobile app. I see their equipment deployed all over the airport at the TSA lines, so that may just tell me that our airport will be one of those two.
That's a silly analysis. It's like saying that Intel is far ahead of TSMC based on the fact that Intel constantly runs its mouth about plans ten years out (which rarely play out as claimed) whereas TSMC **** until they have something 100% working.
The states that have made definite public announcements is not the same thing as the states that are doing the work to make this happen without a glitch. On the CA side, we have, for example:
California lawmaker eyes plan to digitize your driver's license
"When you really take a look at it, you do everything on your cellphone. You can do stock transactions, you have credit card information, I have my insurance paperwork on my cellphone. I have everything except the one thing I need the most, which is my driver's license and my ID."
www.kcra.com
This is still being debated:
Bill Text - AB-1503 Digital driver’s licenses and identification cards.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
Your point is certainly valid, but says something really sad about California. I live in SF and can’t believe how long this stuff takes for the state.
Or, worse case scenario, you have one open on your phone and the other on your watch.
Those companies already accept scanned versions--so I don't see why digital wouldn't suffice--thry just need a copy for their records.
We’re nearing the end of February, and no airports accept them yet. It’s also not available in iOS yet.
So your premise is that this was an intentional falsehood, and has nothing to do with, say, February not yet being over?
Well no airport would accept a non-existent ID that is relying on Apple to enable first.
That's partially my point. Apple didn't say February. They've only said "early 2022" on the website. It was the TSA that came out and said February. If they're not going to meet that date, they should have updated the timeline.