- From: Kim Hamilton <kimdhamilton@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:38:40 -0700
- To: Kaliya Identity Woman <kaliya@identitywoman.net>
- Cc: Liam McCarty <liam@unumid.co>, Credentials Community Group <public-credentials@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAFmmOzfA=FCgOLrJRC+z=Vuo=Ksu5QnwQh8=jfgZADDO4TZWpw@mail.gmail.com>
Other articles describing the risks of this rollout: - https://www.wired.com/story/apple-wallet-drivers-license-digital-id/ - https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/what-apples-secret-dmv-contracts?s=r Hoo boy On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:03 PM Kaliya Identity Woman < kaliya@identitywoman.net> wrote: > Yep > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 23, 2022, at 7:32 PM, Liam McCarty <liam@unumid.co> wrote: > > > *From Apple Newsroom: "Apple launches the first driver’s license and state > ID in Wallet with Arizona” > <https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-launches-the-first-drivers-license-and-state-id-in-wallet-with-arizona/>* > "Additional states to follow, including Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, > Ohio, and the territory of Puerto Rico" > > It’s sad and frustrating that this isn’t based on verifiable credentials… > it appears vendor lock in is going to be hard to prevent. > > For anyone who missed the November coverage about this, here’s a pretty > outrageous CNBC article: "Apple is sticking taxpayers with part of the > bill for rollout of tech giant's digital ID card” > <https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/14/apple-sticking-taxpayers-with-part-of-the-bill-for-digital-id-rollout.html>. > Some choice quotes: > > - *Apple has “sole discretion” for key aspects of the program, > including what types of devices will be compatible with the digital IDs, > how states are required to report on the performance of the effort, and > when the program is launched, according to the documents. Apple even gets > to review and approve the marketing that states are required to do.* > - *The dynamic is similar to the way Apple typically deals with > vendors, although instead of getting paid by Apple, the states have to > shoulder the financial burden of administering the programs* > - *All these efforts are paid for by states. The contract says that > “except as otherwise agreed upon between the Parties, neither Party shall > owe the other Party any fees under this Agreement.”* > - *The agreements are also notable for what is missing, in terms of > constraints or guard rails on how Apple can use the powerful capability of > identity verification, according to Mikula. That raises questions about > whether the company can restrict access to the new capability for > competitors’ products.* > > > This strikes me as the exact opposite of what we in this community are > trying to achieve. Do others agree? What, if anything, can we do about this? > > *Liam McCarty* > CEO, Founder of Unum ID <https://www.unumid.co/> > Forbes 30 Under 30 ||| Stanford Physics > www.LiamHaleMcCarty.com > > > > > > > > >
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