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Germans Can Soon Use Their iPhones as Virtual ID Cards

posted by martyb on Wednesday June 19 2019, @02:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the easier-than-trading-eyeballs dept.

MrPlow writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow4463.

iOS 13's newly expanded NFC support will be useful for more than just hopping on the subway. Germany is taking advantage of the upcoming software's support for Apple-approved NFC identification documents to let residents scan their ID cards and use them both online and for check-ins at international airports. You'll need to wait for both the release of iOS 13 (likely in September) and the German government's AusweisApp2 to make everything work, but this might just save you the trouble of pulling out your wallet to prove who you are.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/17/germany-ios-13-id-card-nfc-support/

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  • (Score: 2) by inertnet on Wednesday June 19 2019, @09:49AM

    by inertnet (4071) on Wednesday June 19 2019, @09:49AM (#857382) Journal

    My mother often told me that during the war, citizens in occupied countries were constantly terrified to hear the words "Ausweis bitte!", not "Papieren bitte!". Hearing those words could mean that you were about to get deported, never to be heard from again.

    I agree with you that current generations should not be held responsible for crimes in the distant past.

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