Two Roads to Digital Identity
Two announcements in October highlight how differently the US and Europe are approaching digital identity.
On the one hand, Apple has confirmed that US citizens will soon be able to store their passport as a digital ID in Apple Wallet, allowing them to verify their identity at selected TSA checkpoints 1. A few taps on your phone and your identity gets to live alongside your boarding pass, credit cards, and car hire and hotel reservations.
Days earlier, the European Commission announced €15 million in new funding to accelerate development and certification of EUDI Wallets across member states 2.
Both initiatives aim to make identity proofing easier and more secure. But the philosophies behind them are a long way apart.
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