What the ID of tomorrow may look like

2024-04-02 05:00

Now, we also have them in identity documents, for instance in the Austrian national ID card.

A QR code in an identity document stores the personal data of its holder, such as name, gender, citizenship, date of birth, ID card number, etc.

If we take the Austrian ID card as an example, we'll find that its QR code also contains the holder's portrait.

At the moment, it's not feasible to add any other data to the QR code; otherwise, it would cover the whole surface of a document.

It adds security and convenience, both when issuing and verifying ID documents.

If identity document development eventually culminated in QR codes, it would be very handy, wouldn't it? An ID that is always at your fingertips-just tap it, and you get access to everything.

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