What you need to know
- From today, residents of the United Kingdom will have access to add their passports as a digital manner on their Google portfolios.
- This will help residents accelerate their identification process, which forces them to prove their age and identity in complete safety and safe.
- Google is associated with Rail Delivery Group, which will offer travelers by train the possibility of using their digital identifier for certain railway cards.
- In addition, Google says it explores opportunities with the British Department for Sciences, Innovation and Technology to help check user identities for alcohol purchases and other purposes.
Google announced in a press release today (April 29) that it widens access to digital ID via Google Wallet to residents of the United Kingdom that they join several states in the United States, where residents can record driving licenses and Google Wallet’s state identifiers.
Residents can now create digital pass by using their British passports and store them safely in Google Wallet. This decision makes people transparent for people to check their identity just with a button on their phone, rather than withdraw their physical identifiers each time.
To begin with, Google says it associates with the delivery group of the United Kingdom rail, offering train travelers the possibility of using their digital identifier on a trip. However, it is important to note that these digital identifiers do not replace the original physical IDS. In addition, British residents cannot use digital identifiers at airports to travel.
In addition, Google declares that it also explores certification with the British department for science, innovation and technology, which could allow residents to use their digital identifiers for alcohol and other end purchases.
Adding your British passport to Google Wallet is super easy. All you have to do is open the application, press “Add to wallet,,“” take “Identifier,,“” And follow the steps. The process is probably very similar to adding an American passport to Google Wallet.
The application will invite you to take photos on both sides of your username and save a quick selfie video for verification. In a few minutes, you will receive a notification that your digital identifier is ready for use. Once it is configured, you can access it as you do other payment cards.
That said, Google brings an additional protective layer when it comes to keeping private data. He joined software called Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology in Google Wallet. This ensures that the website or the applications you use to check your identity cannot be traced to you using your information.
This technology works in tandem with the Google portfolio, allowing users to check their identity and age simultaneously in applications like Bumble. Google says it is to “help promote a safer and safer environment for everyone”. The technology giant will also open an original source of their integration of ZKP technology with other portfolios and online services in the future.
Digital identifiers develop to more American states
Google extends its access to digital IDs to Arkansas, Montana, Porto Rico and Virginia-Western, which will soon be able to add digital identifiers issued by the government to Google Wallet.
The technology giant also extends the admissibility of its digital identifiers to other services in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland and New Mexico. For example, users will be able to use their mobile IDs in DMV for improved and rationalized customer experiences.
Residents of the aforementioned states can use their digital identification pass, created from an American passport, for domestic travel with the security of the ASD in treated airports, even if they do not have a driver’s license or identity issued by the State.
Soon, users will also be able to use the digital ID to recover Amazon accounts, access online health services with CVS and Mychart by EPIC, check profiles on platforms like Uber, etc.
Finally, Google Wallet is extended to 50 other countries, where users display and use digital passes in the application and on webEven where Tap-to-Pay is not yet available.
