• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

State Agreements Reveal Apple’s Control Over Mobile ID Programs

November 15, 2021

New details have emerged about Apple’s nascent mobile ID program, this time pertaining to the company’s agreements with its official partner states.

State Agreements Reveal Apple's Control Over Mobile ID Programs

Apple did not disclose the agreements publicly. They were obtained by CNBC via public records requests and other unidentified sources, and comprise seven-page agreements detailing a significant amount of control over the ID’s on Apple’s part.

Apple first announced plans to develop a mobile ID solution this past June, revealing that its aim was to let iPhone users establish digital versions of their official driver’s licenses and state IDs, and to store them in the Apple Wallet app. Toward the end of summer, Apple revealed that it had officially partnered with Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona, and Georgia, as well as with the Transportation Security Administration, with which it was working to ensure that the mobile IDs would be accepted at airport security screening.

It’s now becoming clear that Apple wields considerable leverage in these relationships – at least so far as the partner states go – based on some of the conditions laid out in its agreements.

Reviewing the nearly identical agreements with Arizona and Georgia, which are slated to be the first states to roll out Apple’s mobile ID, it appears that Apple has ensured that it will have sole discretion over the timelines and launches of each state’s mobile ID, as well as over which devices will be compatible. The contracts also require the states to “proactively” offer the mobile ID solution to residents, and to market it and promote it as acceptable ID to government agencies such as those in law enforcement.

The states have also agreed to bear responsibility for maintaining the mobile ID systems.

That these government agencies have ceded so much control over a citizen ID project to a private company may prove to be provocative among taxpayers as well as government accountability watchdogs. But Apple’s control may also help to ensure that the digital IDs are secure and reliable.

The company is requiring participating states to comply with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards pertaining to mobile driver’s licenses. Apple has also previously revealed that the mobile ID’s onboarding process will be based on biometric identity verification, with end users asked to upload images of their official, physical IDs, which will then be matched against selfie images.

These security guidelines should be reassuring to individuals using the mobile ID system and to Apple’s state government partners. But they may also close the door to states that have been developing their own mobile ID solutions that don’t necessarily meet Apple’s own strict requirements.

Sources: CNBC, BBC

Filed Under: Carousel, Industry News Tagged With: Apple, Apple Wallet, Biometric, biometrics, digital ID, face biometrics, facial recognition, Mobile ID, mobile identity, selfie onboarding

Related News & Articles

IDVerifact Teams Up With EnStream to Enhance Digital Onboarding in Canada

IDEMIA Delivers Recycled PVC Card for Emirates NBD

ProcessMAP and IBM Boost Workplace Safety with IoT Tech and Analytics

Primary Sidebar

Learn About Mobile ID and Aviation

Tweets

Sponsored Links

facetec logo

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ make trusted, remote identity verification finally possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi’s product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • NordPass Enables Biometric, TOTP-secured 2FA for Business Users
  • Mastercard Solution Certified Under UK’s Digital ID Framework
  • Transatlantic Digital Traveler Identity Project Gets High-Profile Tech Partner
  • Digital Identity Tech Demo Online Event
  • Mobile ID Comes to Another US Campus

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 MobileIDWorld