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Title: Google Wallet adds support for UK passports

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:30:19 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/g...

Google Wallet has supported copies of US passports since December and now its
UK residents' turn. The company has announced that UK passports will soon be
available as digital passes in Google Wallets on Android devices.

To start, Google is partnering with Rail Delivery Group, which provides
Railcards ΓÇö or discount passes ΓÇö for a range of travelers. Applying for a
Railcard requires identity verification (some of them are also age-based) and
individuals should be able to use their digital ID for proof.

Google also announced further updates and features to its Wallet. More
states, including Montana and Arkansas, will soon have the ability to put
their government IDs in their Google Wallet, and places like Georgia and
Maryland will be able to use their digital IDs at the DMV. While travelers
can use US passports stored on Google Wallet at select airports, Google
cautions that ID passes for UK passports won't work at TSA for now.

The company is also bringing Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology to Google
Wallet. It should also for quick age verification while "ensuring there is no
way to link the age back to your identity." Google might use it with its own
products or when verifying a person's age on partner apps.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/g...
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