Google Wallet now works for California driver’s licenses (www.theverge.com)

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[-] cccrontab@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago

No thanks

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 14 points 3 months ago

It's handy for airplane boarding passes and gift cards (besides mobile payment), but if you have to carry the ID anyway, seems kinda superfluous

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, this pretty public beta-ish if you still need your physical ID in a lot of places.

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wait, you have to carry ID at all times? Is this a California thing or a US thing?

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There's no law that I'm aware of that requires you to carry some kind of ID, but it's required if you're driving or buying something that's age restricted (like alcohol). It's often convenient to be carrying ID at all times.

But there's no point in digitizing your ID like this if the digital version isn't a valid surrogate. Sounds like it's as "valid" as taking a photo of it.

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Interesting, thanks. I had no idea it would be required when driving, but I guess that's probably the same for a lot of places.

[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 6 points 3 months ago

For those interested, this feature is only available for US Driver's Licenses and State IDs in the following states:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Maryland

[-] 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Miss me with that shit

[-] QBertReynolds@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Discussion from when this was posted yesterday: https://lemmy.world/post/19055957

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2024

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