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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 17533704" data-attributes="member: 218596">Leave your wallet at home, Iowa is implementing digital driver’s licenses<img src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/iPhone-6-Plus-Verify-640x353.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Here in the United States,  we’re quickly hurdling towards a future where all you need to carry with  you is a smartphone. No cash, no credit cards, and now no driver’s  license needed. The state of Iowa will soon be releasing a dedicated app  that will effectively serve as a complete replacement for the  traditional plastic driver’s license, and other states will likely  follow suit. Both police and airport security will accept this new  digital license, so feel free to leave your wallet or purse at home.Starting next year, this digital driver’s license will be an option for all Iowa drivers.  It’s currently unclear as to which platforms will be supported, but  it’s a safe bet that iOS and Android will be the priority. Will Windows  Phone and Blackberry users be left out in the cold? That still remains  to be seen, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them get snubbed. Of  course, Iowa will continue to issue old-fashioned plastic licenses, so  even those of us without smartphones will still be able to properly  identify ourselves.<img src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Apple-Pay.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Earlier this year, Apple introduced the Apple Pay system that enables secure payment transactions using only your iPhone and your fingerprint. It uses the built-in Touch ID  fingerprint sensor to confirm your identity, and effectively shields  your raw credit card data from merchants. Considering how often major security breaches  happen these days, it’s clear that additional safeguards are  desperately needed. Those same concepts could easily be applied to your  digital ID card, but that doesn’t seem to be happening just yet.Iowa’s  DOT Director Paul Trombino claims that this “identity vault app” will  be secure, but then proceeds to brag about the use of PINs. If we really  want to up the ante on security, we need to be thinking much bigger  than a JPEG of your driver’s license behind a 4-digit password. Why not  partner with Apple and Google to use the biometric data stored on your  phone? You could easily verify your identity without ever needing to  hand over your fingerprints to the state. It seems like a no-brainer to  me, but maybe in the current political climate, that would be perceived as a bit too invasive.As  it stands, this initiative is mostly focused on the convenience factor,  but it could be so much more than that. Moving away from simple plastic  cards opens up many opportunities to increase security and privacy,  but it can also be abused by the powers that be if we’re not careful.  These digital driver’s licenses in Iowa are a small step forward, but it  leaves me hopeful for the future of digital IDs.</blockquote>

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