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Launch Of Digital IDs Is 'Game Changer' For IL Residents: Giannoulias
Illinois residents can add digital driver's licenses to Apple Wallet for secure use at over 250 TSA checkpoints and select businesses, joining 13 states plus Puerto Rico.
- Nov. 19, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Illinois residents can add driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet starting Wednesday.
- Earlier this year a new Illinois law authorized digital driver's licenses, and the launch follows Apple's Digital ID rollout last week, expanding availability to 13 states and Puerto Rico.
- To set up an ID, residents scan their physical card, take a selfie, complete facial/head movement prompts, then wait for Illinois to verify it, while data stays encrypted on the user's device.
- TSA and select businesses will accept mobile IDs at more than 250 airports including Chicago O'Hare, Chicago Midway, and St. Louis Lambert, but Illinois residents must still carry physical IDs and law enforcement is not required to accept digital forms.
- Next year, the program will expand to Google and Samsung Wallets on Android devices, letting residents selectively share personal data via encrypted exchanges for REAL ID use.
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Illinois launches mobile driver’s license and state ID program - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., (KBSI) — Illinois is launching a mobile driver’s license and state ID program that will allow residents to store their identification on an eligible iPhone or paired Apple Watch beginning Thursday, according to Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’s office. The rollout starts with Apple Wallet and is expected to expand to Google and Samsung wallet platforms in the future. To add a mobile ID, users will open the Wallet app, tap…
Illinois launching digital driver’s licenses and state IDs on iPhones for airports, restaurants, bars
Under a major digital shift towards modernization pushed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois residents will be able to add their state driver’s license or state ID to their Apple Wallets.
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