{"id":489247,"date":"2026-06-22T02:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/489247\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T02:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:59:10","slug":"apple-wallets-digital-id-feature-could-potentially-have-a-major-new-use-case-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/489247\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Wallet’s Digital ID feature could potentially have a major new use case soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year, Apple debuted Digital ID on iPhone<\/a>, allowing users to use their US passport as identification in Apple Wallet. Apple\u2019s been rolling out drivers licenses in Wallet slowly over the past few years, but that\u2019s on a state-by-state basis. Digital ID is universal, allowing anyone with a passport to use it.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can use it at TSA checkpoints in airports \u2013 but Apple had a bigger scope in mind: digital age and identity verification. While not yet confirmed, it\u2019s possible that we could see a first major implementation of this quite soon, in Claude.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been following AI news, you likely know that Anthropic\u2019s Fable 5 and Mythos 5<\/a> models have been disabled for all customers, after the US government added export controls <\/a>for the models. This came after a jailbreak was reportedly found, so now Fable 5 and Mythos 5 are unavailable to foreign nationals, whether they\u2019re inside or outside the US.<\/p>\n

Fable 5 was only released under the guise that it would be safeguarded from potentially dangerous behavior, which is why the jailbreak was considered concerning. Whether or not this should actually be a concern is up for debate.<\/p>\n

Regardless, Fable 5 could theoretically return if the company were able to implement identity verification and ensure only US citizens were able to use the model. While Anthropic could go with a traditional ID verification approach, they could go with Apple\u2019s digital ID feature.<\/p>\n

ID verification in Claude<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a matter of if, but when. I\u2019m sure many would like to not tie their identity to their AI usage, but unfortunately, that\u2019s where we are \u2013 at least for now.<\/p>\n

Claude updated its privacy policy a few months ago to include references to identity verification using Persona, though that\u2019s apparently just for accounts with fraudulent behavior \u2013 and isn\u2019t necessarily going to apply to every user who needs to verify, per an Anthropic employee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hi, this is an update we rolled out in April that applies only to a small subset of users flagged for potentially fraudulent activity instead of outright banning them.<\/p>\n

It was updated on June 17 as an update to the appeals process. It’s unrelated to the Fable or Mythos rollout.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Thariq (@trq212) June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s digital ID feature<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing to suggest that Anthropic will use Apple\u2019s digital ID feature for verification, but there is precedent. Anthropic was one of few companies to use Apple\u2019s baked in age verification API<\/a>, allowing developers to verify users\u2019 ages without needing to handle it themselves. For that reason, I could see them using Apple\u2019s digital ID feature for nationality verification as well.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s obviously a few big flaws with this. For one, anyone without an iPhone would automatically be excluded. You\u2019d also be excluded if you don\u2019t have a passport or don\u2019t live in one of the 14 states <\/a>(plus Puerto Rico) that support drivers license in Apple Wallet.<\/p>\n

However, for a rushed implementation in response to a directive that hopefully won\u2019t last, I think using Apple\u2019s digital ID feature would be great. It keeps your personal information out of the hands of some shady third-party identity verification service. Hopefully, Anthropic heads in this direction.<\/p>\n

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