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  • Apple reveals first states to use Apple Wallet for ID, driver's licence

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    I love the idea. But as d-rey said, I can see this being used by the state's enforcers to persecute people even more than they already do. I'm sure it will be locked, but will Face ID still be active? They can point the phone at your face to unlock it, then rifle through your phone at their leisure. Have a pro-marijuana meme on your phone? Reasonable suspicion to search your car. Sent PayPal to somebody as "friends and family" when paying for a private sale? Tax evasion. Or they could just steal your phone and justify it as asset forfeiture because you "seemed suspicious."

    And that's not even getting into the increasing use of technology to track and control people. Every automation that makes our lives easier also exposes us to control. Hold political opinions the state doesn't like? Well, let's just cut off access to your digital ID. Or bank accounts. I love technology. It's made our lives better. But the presence of sociopaths in positions of power makes this stuff potentially risky.
    williamlondon