I do wonder though, if we get to the point that all important documents are in a single device, what happens if someone loses their
device, it gets stolen or confiscated by a representative of a government?
Kim
On 2023/09/25 3:49 am, Scott Howard wrote:
Aren't we pretty much there already?
I just counted, and I have 9 cards in my wallet. 8 of those I also have on my phone - the only exception is a gift card for a
local supermarket (who does support using my phone, but I don't trust their security).
Those cards include drivers licenses from 2 different countries, and an ATM card, which are probably the only 3 things that I
really need to still carry cards for, simply due to the electronic versions not yet being as well supported as the physical
versions (my own banks ATMs support using my phone, but not all those for other banks/in other countries don't). I do intend to
try using my California electronic drivers license to pass through TSA airport security later this week - something that is now
apparently supported (although if it fails it's not not a big issue, as I can still revert to just using my eyeprint or
fingerprint to get through instead, still without the need to pull out my physical drivers license).
In fairness, not all of these are "digital wallets" (neither of my drivers licenses support being added to a Wallet, I need to
open the respective apps to access them), so there is definitely room for improvement, but removing the need to actually carry a
physical 'wallet' at all is very close to being possible, if not there already - I don't think it's going to take to 2030 for most
people...
Scott
On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM Kim Holburn <[email protected]> wrote:
https://www.zdnet.com/finance/its-2030-and-digital-wallets-have-replaced-every-card-in-our-purses-and-pockets/
It's 2030, and digital wallets have replaced every card in our purses and
pockets
OpenWallet, now joined by Microsoft, looks to the near future when digital
wallets replace traditional wallets in the same way
debit
cards replaced checkbooks.
Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor on Sept. 20,
2023
BILBAO, Spain - The digital wallet took another step toward world
domination as Microsoft joined the horde of tech and financial
organizations supporting the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF).
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Kim Holburn
IT Network & Security Consultant
+61 404072753
mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn
skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request
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