Apple has Won a Patent for a National ID Verification System that could be tied into Apple Pay
Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent titled "Identity Credential Verification Techniques." Three out of Apples six-person team that worked on this project are related to Apple Pay. The system described points to a National ID system
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