The Open Rights Group warns the government's digital ID plan is a "surveillance infrastructure" leading to "unprecedented tracking." They point to the faulty eVisa scheme.
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You can now get past TSA checkpoints using your iPhone. Apple has launched a new Digital ID feature for Apple Wallet.
Cinemas in the UK will begin accepting two digital IDs from today to smooth the process for children to see age-restricted films. The two supported apps are Yoti and Post Office EasyID.
Apple has quietly updated its iOS 15 website to indicate that the ability to add state-issued ID and driver's license to Apple Wallet has been delayed to "early 2022", without any public reasoning.
Microsoft is joining the ID2020 alliance as a founding member to develop a secure form of digital identity. Moreover, the tech giant will be donating $1 million to the non-profit global partnership.
One of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals is to provide everyone in the world with legal identity. And Microsoft and its partners believe this is a perfect case for blockchain technology.