decentralized-id.github.io/identosphere-dump/companies/apple.md

# Apple

* [Apple, with support from Google, just announced the Mobile Document Request API](https://github.com/WICG/proposals/issues/67) Web Incubator CG
  > The API is concerning because it lists "Define the native communication between the User Agent and the application holding the mdoc." as out of scope. That is, digital wallet selection is out of scope. Also out of scope is "issuing" and "provisioning". The specification focuses on delivery from a digital wallet to a website.

* [We Told You So: Apple’s New Privacy Changes Validate What We’ve Done For Years](https://anonyome.com/2021/07/we-told-you-so-apples-new-privacy-changes-validate-what-weve-done-for-years/) Anonyme

Privacy changes from big tech are coming thick and fast right now.
* [Talao SSI wallet now available on Apple AppStore and Google Play](https://medium.com/@talao_io/talao-ssi-wallet-now-available-on-apple-appstore-and-google-play-1435b4a01b1c)

- Work on Android and iOS
- Wallet DID: did: tz, did: key (curve Ed25519)
- Issuer DID supported: did: tz, did: web, did: key; did: ethr, did: pkh.
- Revocation of VCs: RevocationList2020
- SDK development environment: PHP, Python, NodeJS, java, C, Flutter,…
- Wallet templates: employer certificate, experience certificate, skills certificate, company pass , proof of email, proof of telephone, certificate of residence, loyalty card, diplomas, student card

* [iOS 15 Code Points to Biometric Onboarding for Apple’s Mobile ID](https://findbiometrics.com/ios-15-code-points-biometric-onboarding-apples-mobile-id-77202104/)

The iPhone’s incoming mobile ID feature will use selfie biometrics for identity verification, suggests code uncovered by 9to5Mac. The news indicates that Apple will be even more directly in competition […] The post iOS 15 Code Points to Biometric Onboarding for Apple’s Mobile ID appeared first on FindBiometrics.
* ["Apple launches the first driver’s license and state ID in Wallet with Arizona”](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2022Mar/0231.html) Liam McCarty (Wednesday, 23 March)
  > 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)”
* [Apple announces first states signed up to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/apple-announces-first-states-to-adopt-drivers-licenses-and-state-ids-in-wallet/)

Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah are among the first states to bring state IDs and driver’s licenses in Wallet to their residents
* [Apple iPhones Can Soon Hold Your ID. Privacy Experts Are On Edge](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/1005624457/apple-iphones-can-soon-hold-your-id-privacy-experts-are-on-edge?mc_cid%3De63363caf1%26mc_eid%3D12e697f479)
  > Elizabeth Renieris, a fellow at Stanford University who studies digital identification systems, said the feature may be easy-to-use and save time. Those conveniences, however, come at a cost: Turning every instance in which we show our ID into a business opportunity.-

* [Apple Confirms Biometric Onboarding for Mobile ID](https://findbiometrics.com/apple-confirms-biometric-onboarding-mobile-id-79032021/)

Apple has revealed a handful of states that it is working with to develop virtual, mobile driver’s licenses, and confirmed that the Transportation Security Administration will accept is mobile IDs

* [Apple’s Move beyond passwords](https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10106/)

Explore the next frontier in account security with secure-by-design, public-key-based credentials that use the Web Authentication standard. Discover in this technology preview how Apple is approaching this standard in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey.

* [What Apple’s WWDC PassKeys Annoucement Means for Enterprise IAM](https://www.hypr.com/what-apples-wwdc-passkeys-announcement-means-for-enterprise-iam/)

Apple’s approach to passwordless is not particularly unique since it adheres to the FIDO standard, however their implementation and approach to the credential recovery problem is unique and relevant to enterprises. One refreshing aspect of their messaging and stance on authentication is their dedication to eliminating shared secrets.

* [Apple continues to move into the identity space.](https://medium.com/global-id/gid-report-164-what-apples-missing-about-digital-identity-1d587693e285)

Apple’s story is more about individual convenience in service of Apple. When it comes to the Big in Big Tech, Apple’s as Big as they come — all while being renowned control freaks. Their top-down approach to digital identity isn’t about portability or interoperability, it’s about strengthening their platform moat, where Apple takes a 30 percent cut on all sales.

* [What US states will support Apple Wallet digital identity cards?](https://www.cnet.com/news/what-us-states-will-support-apple-wallet-digital-identity-cards/) CNet

* [Now Apple wants to store your driver’s license on Apple Wallet](https://mashable.com/article/apple-wallet-digital-ids-privacy-wwdc-2021/) Mashable

* [Apple iPhones Can Soon Hold Your ID. Privacy Experts Are On Edge](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/1005624457/apple-iphones-can-soon-hold-your-id-privacy-experts-are-on-edge?mc_cid%3De63363caf1%26mc_eid%3D12e697f479)
  > Elizabeth Renieris, a fellow at Stanford University who studies digital identification systems, said the feature may be easy-to-use and save time. Those conveniences, however, come at a cost: Turning every instance in which we show our ID into a business opportunity.-

* [Apple Confirms Biometric Onboarding for Mobile ID](https://findbiometrics.com/apple-confirms-biometric-onboarding-mobile-id-79032021/)

Apple has revealed a handful of states that it is working with to develop virtual, mobile driver’s licenses, and confirmed that the Transportation Security Administration will accept is mobile IDs

* [You’ll soon be able to use your iPhone as ID at the airport: Apple Wallet is also getting support for hotel keys](https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/7/22522864/apple-wallet-iphone-airport-ids-hotel-key-card-ios-15-wwdc)

Apple has announced a forthcoming update to its Wallet app that will allow you to use your iPhone as digital identification in select US airports. The company showed how you’ll be able to scan your driver’s license or state ID in participating US states, which will then be encrypted and stored in the iPhone’s secure enclave. The company says it’s working with the TSA to enable the iPhone to be used as identification at airport security checkpoints.
* [Apple vs (or plus) Adtech, Part II](https://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/2021/05/30/apple-vs-or-plus-adtech-part-ii/)

To review… in Settings—> Privacy—> Tracking, is a single OFF/ON switch for “Allow Ads to Request to Track.” It is by default set to ON.