Apple Wallet has added support for driver's licenses and state IDs in Arizona. It's the first state to get support for this feature but the company has announced many more will get it soon.
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Apple has quietly updated its iOS 15 website to indicate that the ability to add state-issued ID and driver's license to Apple Wallet has been delayed to "early 2022", without any public reasoning.
Apple is going to allow people in select U.S. states to add their driver's licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet so they can verify their identity. The TSA is on board and will open checkpoints.
If you were hoping to relax and cruise through the airport during your next flight, think again. The TSA will now require any electronics larger than a cell phone to be separately screened.
In a statement on Monday, the TSA announced that it had lifted a ban that prohibited passengers on direct flights to the US from specific countries from carrying large electronic items in the cabin.
The TSA (Transport Security Administration) is letting volunteers in two airports use a biometric security check system. This might in the future mean a faster security check process through airports.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that there was no laptop ban planned for flights coming from Europe. This decision comes after weeks of negotiations between the Trump admin and Europe.
Along with the very likely introduction of new luggage screening procedures by the TSA for domestic flights, Homeland Security may ban all laptops in the cabin of any flight into or out of the USA.
US-bound passengers will be required to prove that their mobile devices turn on, as the TSA increases airport security to deal with the 'credible threat' of a bomb disguised as a phone or tablet.
