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Many other countries have these exact cards. They are not new technology. In fact, your US passport has that. Look for the biometric symbol on the front. It me
by steventhedev 9y ago
Many other countries have these exact cards. They are not new technology.
In fact, your US passport has that. Look for the biometric symbol on the front. It means there's a chip inside (not sure how to read off it) that includes your digitally signed identity details, including photo.
If you're willing to go the centralized route, then a minimalist ID card would just be a QR code that anyone can open and compare the official photo to you.
- cm2187 9y agoA QR code (of I presume a URL) would be even simpler to use but creates a big point of failure, as you need to secure a central server that contains the picture of every american and needs to be accessed publicly. We know how these things tend to end. Whereas digital signing can be done in an offline, airtight system, as long as the public key is widely available.
- masklinn 9y ago> If you're willing to go the centralized route, then a minimalist ID card would just be a QR code that anyone can open and compare the official photo to you. "Just a qrcode" would be a weird and inconvenient format. Other countries (Estonia, Spain, Belgium) have smartcard IDs. You can add a qrcode to that, but the primary data store can be secured (and accessed and updated) in much the same way a regular smartcard is, you can access it from your home with a regular card reader and the relevant access application. And of course the size is completely standard. And you can add contactless support to it if desirable. Plus the US already has experience with these types of IDs: DoD has issued 17 million Common Access Cards.
- edent 9y agoThere's an Android app which will read your passport's information - including photo. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dexlab.eCL0WN&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dexlab.eCL0WN&...