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| Apple makes states pay for digital ID |
Apple will soon enable users in participating countries to digitally store their driver's license or country ID in their iPhone wallets. The company describes it as a more secure and convenient way for customers to present data in a variety of personal and remote settings.
According to the company, this feature, when combined with Apple's Face ID and other biometric security measures, can reduce fraud. But according to a CNBC report, some of the program's funding comes from states and taxpayers.
CNBC has signed contracts with Georgia, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. He noted that Apple strictly controlled the release of the plan.
The company is free to decide on the essential aspects of the plan. This includes the types of devices that are compatible with digital identities, the dates of start of government services and marketing activities, and how each case reports on program performance.
This dynamic is similar to the way Apple typically deals with salespeople. However, states cannot obtain funding from Apple; Instead, you must bear the financial burden of running the program.
The contract also states that each country must provide adequate manpower and resources to support the launch of the program according to the schedule set by Apple.
This includes performing quality checks to ensure that the digital ID meets Apple's certification requirements for the company's various devices.
The contract states that, at Apple's request, the agency will designate one or more project managers to answer Apple's questions and questions about the plan.
In addition, states have a responsibility to promote digital identity services for citizens. and encourage members of the federal and state governments, including the local police force and the Internal Revenue Service.
National agencies must include the plan in all public communications related to digital credentials. Subject to review and approval by Apple.
The company requires states to be responsible for the correctness of the program's identity verification. The contract fixed any inconsistencies in the company's review system.
The contract says: Apple is not responsible for the results of the investigation. The Agency acknowledges that all verification results are provided unchanged and makes no express, implied or other warranty as to accuracy or performance.
Apple forces taxpayers to pay the plan
Despite it being an Apple-run program, taxpayers are paying to roll out a digital identity program on a single platform in their state. Even if you don't have an iPhone.
The contract clearly states that neither party owes the other party any costs under this agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise.
This means that participating countries will use taxpayer money to fund the promotion and introduction of digital identities.
The digital identity program, especially the one paid by the government, has raised many concerns, security being the most obvious of them.
Users need to transfer their most sensitive files to iPhone and mainly select them through a single device.
The move raises the question of why local authorities have given control of citizenship to a $2.46 trillion private company.
Additionally, the integration of identities and mobile devices shocks privacy professionals about the dangers of monitoring scenarios.