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Apple, Google wallets to carry California driver's licenses (www.axios.com)

submitted 2 months ago by fubarx@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Not sure if true, but someone raised an issue when this was first announced. That you can no longer refuse to unlock your phone when stopped, since you'll have to unlock it to show your digital driver's license.

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[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

It’s so people can trial having digital IDs. Some TSA and others can scan the new IDs, but not everyone can. So in the meantime, you have to carry your physical one too.

People are pointing out potential negatives, but this has some good possibilities for privacy too. If you show your ID at the liquor store, there’s no need for the clerk to know your name or address. The scanner can just verify your age.