KEY TAKEAWAYS:

iPhone users can add U.S. passports to Apple Wallet for TSA checkpoints.

Digital ID works at over 250 U.S. airports for domestic travel verification.

Passport data is encrypted on device; Apple cannot access or track usage.

Digital ID requires facial or fingerprint authentication and does not replace physical passports.

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, iPhone users can now add their passport details to their Apple digital wallets.

The company on Wednesday unveiled its new “Digital ID” system for users to add their U.S. passport information to Apple Wallet , which can be scanned at airport readers if travelers don’t have a Real ID.

Digital ID acceptance “will roll out first in beta” at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at mor

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