Twin Tiers Living 461 Posted June 13 Quote Want to put your driver’s license on your phone? There’s an app for that. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched the New York Mobile ID, a highly secure digital version of New York driver’s licenses, permits or IDs that can be stored on your smartphone. Mobile ID, or MiD, is a free app that can be voluntarily downloaded through the App Store for Apple devices or Google Play for Android. The New York Mobile ID can be used, wherever it is accepted, to make age-restricted purchases such as tobacco or alcohol. MiD can also be used as identification at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints at more than two dozen airports across the U.S., including LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports. Read more here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 94 Posted June 13 Come on…I was excited for this because I’ve been wanting to do this since other states started allowing it. Only to find out they don’t actually add your ID to Apple Wallet like most states allow - you use the app instead of just quickly pulling up the saved cards. Guess I’ll wait to see if they’ll allow that in the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,984 Posted June 13 I have no desire to provide some new way for someone to steal my identity. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Briggs 17 Posted June 13 3 hours ago, Chris said: I have no desire to provide some new way for someone to steal my identity. Aww come on why not Big brother would like it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 94 Posted June 13 I’ve had my cards stored in my phone for 4 years now with no trouble, and Apple certainly takes user security more serious than some other companies, not even they can access your stuff due to encryption. Add onto that a bunch of security improvements they’ve made like Advanced Data Protection and Lockdown Mode. If I were to lose or have my phone stolen it would be as easy as remotely locking and marking it as lost, which disables saved mobile cards, among others. I’ve seen countless cases where someone loses their phone, it shows up in factories in China or somewhere like that, and the owner will eventually receive a threatening text telling them to remove the protections on the phone, usually under threat of having their data stolen. All a bluff, because when the phone is marked as lost it’s nothing more than a paperweight! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 426 Posted June 14 I have had my cards on my phone for years also. I use GPay for tons of things. Very secure and never had an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
