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    Apple iPhones Can Soon Hold Your ID. Privacy Experts Are On Edge

    Privacy experts worry the convenient feature will open the door to surveillance, data tracking and Apple's turning interactions involving state-issued IDs into a new revenue stream.
    by Bobby Allyn Jun 12, 2021 3 minutes

    Buying a coffee and grabbing a train is already possible with an iPhone, but Apple wants to replace the physical wallet completely.

    To that end, earlier this week Apple announced a new feature to let users scan their drivers licenses and save it to their iPhones to use as a legitimate form of identification.

    The company is working with an undisclosed number of states and the Transportation Security Administration on the plan, which is aimed at speeding up tedious tasks like getting through airport

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