It may not be very convenient if you think that your ID is in your phone.
Digital IDs are HERE!! Why you should WORRY!!
iPhone owners in Arizona and Georgia will be the first to be able to add their IDs to the Wallet app, followed by those in Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Utah. It can then be used in place of your physical ID, but not by holding up and showing your iPhone.
The person checking your ID has to use an identity reader, and you tap your iPhone on the machine, just as you do when paying with Apple Pay. It’s a slick implementation and — as we’ll see — secure. But for you, the user, there are several drawbacks.
“What happens if you travel across state lines and the state you’re traveling to doesn’t accept digital IDs? Or what if you get pulled over by an officer who isn’t familiar with the digital ID and refuses to accept it?” attorney Mark Pierce told Lifewire via email.
