Topic: digital id
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Apple Wallet Now Supports Digital IDs
Apple has launched Digital ID in Apple Wallet, allowing users to create and present a secure digital ID using their U.S. passport information, initially for beta testing at TSA checkpoints in over 250 U.S. airports. The feature enhances convenience and privacy by storing encrypted ID data on the ...
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Internet Age Verification Could Force Trans People to Out Themselves
New online age verification laws requiring government ID scans threaten to systematically expose and exclude transgender people due to mismatches between their lived identity and official gender markers. These automated verification systems are flawed, often relying on gendered physical features ...
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Apple's Digital ID: Store Your Passport on Your Phone for TSA
Travelers in the U.S. can now store a digital passport in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch, usable at TSA checkpoints in over 250 airports to streamline domestic air travel without a physical passport. The feature, introduced with iOS 26, is available in a dozen states and Puerto Rico but do...
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Where to Use Google Wallet Digital IDs on Android
States are enabling digital storage of driver's licenses and state IDs in Google Wallet on Android, starting with use at airport security checkpoints for convenient identification presentation. Users can add their ID by following an in-app setup process that includes photographing their physical ...
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Google Wallet adds 3 more digital passport IDs for Android
Google Wallet has expanded its digital passport feature to Brazil, Singapore, and Taiwan, bringing the total number of supported countries to five. To set up the feature, users take a photo of their passport’s info page, scan its NFC chip, and record a selfie video for verification. Only one ID p...
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Steam's Home Console & Apple's $230 iPhone Pouch Revealed
Valve has re-entered the PC hardware market with three new devices: the Steam Machine console, an updated Steam Controller, and the Steam Frame VR headset, all set to ship in early 2026. Apple launched the iPhone Pocket, a minimalist shoulder bag priced between $150 and $230, and expanded its Wal...
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Sri Lanka Launches Next-Gen Government Cloud Infrastructure
Sri Lanka has completed the acquisition of its next-generation Lanka Government Cloud (LGC 2.5), marking a key step in digital transformation and enabling migration from the existing system to enhance government services. The new platform offers a resilient, high-capacity infrastructure with adva...
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