Samsung Wallet payments and passes are coming to 13 more countries this yearMore people will be able to store bank cards, IDs and digital car keys.By J. Fingas, 10.13.2022
Washington DC votes to allow digital driver's licenses and ID cardsOfficials say it could be used to enter government buildings or during traffic stops.By S. Dent, 12.08.2021
Apple has tight control over states' digital ID cardsGovernments must devote resources and even marketing to iPhone IDs.By J. Fingas, 11.14.2021
India will provide ID cards that store all your medical dataThe Health ID cards could be convenient, but raise privacy concerns.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2020
Kenya halts biometric ID scheme over discrimination fearsThe government had already collected data from 40 million residents.By R. England, 02.03.2020
Nearly everyone in Ecuador is the victim of a data breachIncluding the country’s president and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.By C. Fisher, 09.17.2019
Apple's contactless student IDs come to 12 more schoolsGeorgetown and the University of San Francisco are included.By J. Fingas, 08.13.2019
Germans can soon use their iPhones as virtual ID cardsiOS 13's expanded NFC support will make it possible.By J. Fingas, 06.17.2019
MIT’s sensor-packed glove helps AI identify objects by touchIt could give robots a more precise grip.By C. Fisher, 05.30.2019
Senators urge FAA to complete remote drone identification rulesThey say the FAA is overdue in providing regulations.By C. Fisher, 04.29.2019
Android's digital wallet could eventually hold your driver's licenseYou wouldn't need a special app to show your ID.By J. Fingas, 03.06.2019
EU now recognizes digital IDs across bordersIt should be that much easier to move abroad or open a bank account.By J. Fingas, 09.30.2018
Beijing subways may soon get facial recognition and hand scannersSolving congestion or training citizens to behave?By K. Filippidis, 06.19.2018
Austin test uses blockchain to improve ID for the homelessIt could reduce poverty and improve services for those with no paper ID.By J. Fingas, 04.14.2018
Deezer's 'SongCatcher' borrows Shazam's song ID trickOnce it's identified a tune, you can instantly add it to favorites or a playlist. By S. Dent, 12.18.2017
Apple is reportedly buying Shazam and its music identification techAccording to TechCrunch, the deal could be announced as early as Monday. By B. Steele, 12.08.2017
India’s privacy ruling could disrupt its biometric societyIndia's biometric identification program has data on one billion Indians.By R. England, 08.24.2017
Microsoft and the UN to provide digital IDs for undocumented peopleBlockchain technology could give legal recognition to 1.1 billion people.By J. Fingas, 06.19.2017