Samsung Wallet payments and passes are coming to 13 more countries this year
More people will be able to store bank cards, IDs and digital car keys.
Identification
Washington DC votes to allow digital driver's licenses and ID cards
Officials say it could be used to enter government buildings or during traffic stops.
Apple has tight control over states' digital ID cards
Governments must devote resources and even marketing to iPhone IDs.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
India will provide ID cards that store all your medical data
The Health ID cards could be convenient, but raise privacy concerns.
Kenya halts biometric ID scheme over discrimination fears
The government had already collected data from 40 million residents.
Nearly everyone in Ecuador is the victim of a data breach
Including the country’s president and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Apple's contactless student IDs come to 12 more schools
Georgetown and the University of San Francisco are included.
Germans can soon use their iPhones as virtual ID cards
iOS 13's expanded NFC support will make it possible.
MIT’s sensor-packed glove helps AI identify objects by touch
It could give robots a more precise grip.
Senators urge FAA to complete remote drone identification rules
They say the FAA is overdue in providing regulations.
Android's digital wallet could eventually hold your driver's license
You wouldn't need a special app to show your ID.
EU now recognizes digital IDs across borders
It should be that much easier to move abroad or open a bank account.
Beijing subways may soon get facial recognition and hand scanners
Solving congestion or training citizens to behave?
Austin test uses blockchain to improve ID for the homeless
It could reduce poverty and improve services for those with no paper ID.
Deezer's 'SongCatcher' borrows Shazam's song ID trick
Once it's identified a tune, you can instantly add it to favorites or a playlist.
Apple is reportedly buying Shazam and its music identification tech
According to TechCrunch, the deal could be announced as early as Monday.
India’s privacy ruling could disrupt its biometric society
India's biometric identification program has data on one billion Indians.
Microsoft and the UN to provide digital IDs for undocumented people
Blockchain technology could give legal recognition to 1.1 billion people.
