You'll Be Able to Add Your Driver's License to Your iPhone in Select States Starting With iOS 15

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that some users will be able to add their driver's license or state IDs to the Wallet app in iOS 15 this fall. This will be available in select states in the United States. If supported, you'll be able to scan your ID and store it directly in the Wallet app.

Apple is working with the TSA to enable airport security checkpoints as the first place customers can user their digital IDs in the Wallet app. Like other cards and items in Wallet, your ID will be secure and encrypted.



Article Link: You'll Be Able to Add Your Driver's License to Your iPhone in Select States Starting With iOS 15

 

[countryside]

This is convenient, but I see privacy issues coming up for this...

i.e. we have to present ID to the police, but as of now, they cannot force us to give phone password. So what do you do?

 

[IAhawk10]

Iowa delayed their digital license rollout till the fall last week… hoping they’re on the list.

 

[_Spinn_]

I like the idea of not having to carry a wallet or keys but handing my phone over in a traffic stop seems like a bad idea depending on how it is implemented.

 

[RickDEGH]

So that’s all for iOS?

 

[btrach144]

This is convenient, but I see privacy issues coming up for this...

i.e. we have to present ID to the police, but as of now, they cannot force us to give phone password. So what do you do?

They can get you to give up your biometrics (face or fingerprint) though via a warrant, which it appears can be used to unlock your government ID. (Speaking about the USA)

 

[RavynArcadia]

Please let Colorado and Cali be a part of this.

 

[eeboarder]

Be prepared to give your phone and phone access to law enforcement....

 

[countryside]

They can get you to give up your biometrics (face or fingerprint) though via a warrant, which it appears can be used to unlock your government ID. (Speaking about the USA)

I see, thanks. Hmm. Apple should make a quick way to disable FaceID/TouchID.

 

[javanate]

Yeah cops will love that, hand me your unlocked phone so I can see your license please

 

[subi257]

They can get you to give up your biometrics (face or fingerprint) though via a warrant, which it appears can be used to unlock your government ID. (Speaking about the USA)

Yes, but a warrant is different than being pulled over on the side of the road and they ask for "license, registration and insurance card"....so you are going to hand them your unlocked iPhone to take back to their patrol car?.....I don't think so! Plus Apple is going to mess with iPhone security?...allowing 3rd party apps to be installed directly without the Apple app store? No f'n way

 

[subi257]

Yeah cops will love that, hand me your unlocked phone so I can see your license please

Exactly!

 

[iGeek2019]

I see, thanks. Hmm. Apple should make a quick way to disable FaceID/TouchID.

How to quickly disable Face ID and Touch ID on iPhone and iPad

Temporarily disabling Face ID or Touch ID to require a password to unlock your iPhone or iPad is simple. Here's how you do it.

www.google.co.uk

 

[btrach144]

Yes, but a warrant is different than being pulled over on the side of the road and they ask for "license, registration and insurance card"....so you are going to hand them you locked iPhone to take back to their patrol car?.....I don't think so! Plus Apple is going to mess with iPhone security?...allowing 3rd party apps to be installed directly without the Apple app store? No f'n way

Paying with Apple Pay can be done without unlocking your entire phone, so I assume it’s going to be similar. Only the ID will be unlocked.

 

[applesque]

I like the idea of not having to carry a wallet or keys but handing my phone over in a traffic stop seems like a bad idea depending on how it is implemented.

Exactly!

still good for buying liquor etc. for me, i'm still 21

 

[Brandon42]

The privacy issues of this could be avoided if the officers have a NFC device that reads the ID just like a credit card terminal does with Apple Pay. They don’t get possession of your phone locked or unlocked. They get a valid copy of your ID which they are entitled to.

 

[rdale]

This is convenient, but I see privacy issues coming up for this...

i.e. we have to present ID to the police, but as of now, they cannot force us to give phone password. So what do you do?

Then you keep the hardcopy with you.

 

[Michael Scrip]

Traffic stops aren't the only times you show a driver's license. There are plenty of times when you need to show your ID other than the police.

Also... I don't think I'll be sending my iPhone through the bank tube when I make a withdrawal at the window. I'll still need the physical card for that!

 

[Franklin Klein]

FINALLY!!! Been wishing for this for years...Though I'm better at not leaving my wallet at home nowadays.

 

[geekymcfly]

The Montgomery County Maryland PD are rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

 

[ghanwani]

Every time I add my credit card to the wallet, it gets compromised. No way I am putting my ID on it.

I wouldn't mind putting my AAA or other organization membership cards on there.

 

[tomashi]

Yes, but a warrant is different than being pulled over on the side of the road and they ask for "license, registration and insurance card"....so you are going to hand them you locked iPhone to take back to their patrol car?.....I don't think so! Plus Apple is going to mess with iPhone security?...allowing 3rd party apps to be installed directly without the Apple app store? No f'n way

“The presentation of digital information from a mobile or digital driver’s license or identification card to an official of a Federal agency for an official purpose may not be construed to grant consent for such Federal agency to seize the electronic device on which the license or card is stored or to examine any other information contained on such device"


Also there are ways to keep your phone locked while just showing the ID

 

[mhurron]

This is convenient, but I see privacy issues coming up for this...

i.e. we have to present ID to the police, but as of now, they cannot force us to give phone password. So what do you do?

The way they presented it they didn't expect you to hand your phone over to anyone any more than you do now to pay with the wallet.

They clearly stated that the TSA is working on a NFC device just like any contactless card reader and wallet displays what it's sharing before it shares it.

It's on you if you hand your unlocked phone to cops before they carry reading devices.

 

[steve knight]

it should not take unlocking your phone though. double click the power button to bring it up in wallet?

 

[crawdad62]

Something I won't have to worry about. I'm sure my state won't adopt it. Hell I couldn't buy booze on Sunday until a few years ago.