US EditionLaunch 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 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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Illinois residents can now add their Illinois-issued driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet, allowing them to use their iPhone at TSA checkpoints at more than 250 airports in the U.S.
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Illinois Rolls Out Digital Driver's Licenses, ID Cards
Illinois residents will soon be able to present a digital ID to get through airport security or buy alcohol (at participating stores). The feature rolls out to Apple users Wednesday and will later be added for Android users.
Illinois launching digital driver’s licenses and state IDs on iPhones for airports, restaurants and bars
Starting Wednesday, Illinois residents will be able to use their iPhones to show their driver’s license at select airports, restaurants and bars. Under a major digital shift that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias cast on Tuesday as a long-promised modernization of government services, Illinois residents will be able to add their state driver’s license or state ID to their Apple Wallets. Mobile IDs will expand to Android users within the next …
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