We use our phones for more than just a phone call. They’re our wallet, radio, encyclopaedia, and personal cinema. If we can do almost everything with our phones, why not use them as our ID?
A Digital ID is your ID on your phone and your data in your hands, replacing your physical documents, and giving you a smarter way to show your ID. Once you’ve created it, you’ll be ready to prove your age, protect your passwords and connect with confidence online.
With the popularity of Digital IDs continuing to grow and being accepted in more places, it becomes increasingly hard to imagine a future without Digital IDs. But let’s try…
Holding up the checkout queue
Picture the scene, you’re hosting a party for your friends and it’s your turn to get the drinks in. You’ve already been around the supermarket, filled your basket with snacks and drinks for later, waited in line and scanned your items through the checkout. It’s ID time but it’s in your sock drawer at home instead of in your hands.
The store assistant is coming over and when you’re asked to show some ID, it will be game over. You’ll be going home but the case of beer and bottles of bubbly won’t. If you were planning to grab some Paracetamol for the following morning, that will also have to wait.
Without your Digital ID, the pain points for your weekly shop soon stack up. Why make life difficult for yourself? With your ID on your phone, you can breeze through the self-checkout like you’re on an episode of supermarket sweep. No more waiting for assistance, being turned away or facing an awkward conversation with the store attendant.
New(ish) phone, who is this?
You’ve been on the lookout for that new iPhone for so long and you’ve finally found it! You’re going to buy a second-hand one online and meet up with the seller to exchange the money and get your new-ish phone in person.
But you start having doubts about the seller as they seem shady. What if it’s a scam? How can you be sure they are legit?
You don’t want to be a nuisance and ask them for some kind of proof or evidence, so you take the risk and go ahead with the exchange. After all, scams affect other people, not you…
You meet up in the agreed public place, they bring the phone, and it’s just what you were looking for – so you hand over the money, and the deal’s done. Thankfully, this time it all worked out but who’s to say the next second-hand deal goes as smoothly?
A Digital ID takes care of any of those initial doubts either of you may have had about the other person, as you could have asked the seller to swap verified information with you ahead of meeting up.
Trouble catching a catfish
Love is in the air. You’ve met someone on a dating app and it’s all going so well.
Trust is at the centre of all relationships, and it should be no different online. You feel like you know this person but recently, things haven’t been stacking up. They were really reluctant when you asked to see some snaps from their latest holiday, and they always seem busy when you ask to meet up.
How can you be sure they are who they say they are? What if it’s another Tinder Swindler situation? You’ve read about romance fraud being one of the most prolific ways scammers target people, with hopeless romantics scammed out of nearly £100m last year. You can’t afford to risk losing your savings.
It seems like the only way to protect your heart and your finances is to stop chatting with people online, but this doesn’t have to be the case.
With the Yoti or Easy ID apps, you can verify who you’re speaking with, such as via the Fluttr app, the UK’s first dating app that requires users to be verified. With full biometric ID verification available from Yoti, users can swipe in peace, knowing exactly who they’re chatting with.
FOMO on nights out
We’ve all been there – you’ve planned a big night out with your pals, you’ve paid for the surge-priced taxi and you’re ready to hit the dancefloor. You’re not ready to show your ID though…
You’ve all been talking about this night out for ages so you really don’t want to miss out. The only solution is to head all the way home to get your passport or driving licence, and then pay for another taxi back to the club. You’ve already spent a fortune and you haven’t even ordered a drink yet.
It’s just not convenient to whip out a passport each and every time you need to show some ID. With a Digital ID, it’s one less thing to worry about. It’s pretty unlikely you’re going to leave your phone behind when you’re setting off, especially since it’s a content collector made for nights like this.
New job admin and mountains of paperwork
Getting a new job can be tough, but having to prove your right to work can be tougher.
You need to fill in all of the paperwork and send copies of your ID documents to your new employer so that they can complete the necessary checks. This sounds simple enough but you don’t even have a printer or scanner, so you take a photo of your passport page and then attach this to an email. You might forget to then delete this photo of your passport, which is fraught with dangers in itself.
Thanks to new Home Office guidelines introduced in April 2022, if you’re a UK or Irish citizen, you can use the Yoti and EasyID apps to prove your identity. A much simpler way to prove your right to work; identity details can be sent from the comfort of your home and your phone. This is particularly useful for contractors and temporary workers who need to do this regularly.
Passport’s gone on holiday
Time and time again we’re asked to confirm our identity, prove our age or show some ID. This could be to open a bank account, buy a pack of beer, collect a parcel or apply for a job. For most of us, we’ll carry our driving licence in our purses or wallet, or grab our passports on our way out the door, but frankly, they were not designed for this.
A passport allows you to go on holiday or travel for work, and a driving licence proves you’re eligible to drive a car. It doesn’t make sense that we’re asked to show a whole passport page or driving licence just to prove our age.
We all know a passport can be easily lost or stolen. In fact, this happens more often than you might think – around 400,000 of these important documents disappear each year. You’ve then got the hassle of applying for a replacement passport and forking out £75.50 for a new one. You’ve also got to wait for the new one to arrive in the post, so if you’ve booked a last-minute holiday, you better hope your new passport arrives on time.
But why take the risk and carry these important documents around with you? With a Digital ID, you can store scans of your important documents, such as passports, safely and securely. No need to worry about scammers getting your details, as only you can access your encrypted vault via biometric authentication or a 5-digit PIN.
It’s time to embrace the power of Digital IDs
Watch an age-rated film at the cinema, open a bank account, prove your right to work, grab an energy drink or buy a lottery ticket from your local shop. Check who you’re talking to online or prove your age at the self-checkout without waiting for assistance.
Whenever you see the EasyID or Yoti logos, you can prove who you are using either app and have a smarter way to share your details.
And whilst we can’t do all of them today, the number of ways we can use a Digital ID continues to grow. It’s time to embrace the power of Digital IDs and make sure you don’t get left behind.
Sisi hutumia simu zetu kwa ajili ya mambo mengi zaidi ya kupiga simu tu. Wao ni mkoba wetu, redio, ensaiklopedia, na sinema ya kibinafsi. Ikiwa tunaweza kufanya karibu kila kitu kwa simu zetu, kwa nini tusizitumie kama kitambulisho chetu? ID ya dijiti ni kitambulisho chako kwenye simu yako na data yako mikononi mwako, ikibadilisha nyaraka zako za kimwili, na kukupa njia ya busara ya kuonyesha kitambulisho chako. Mara baada ya kuunda, utakuwa tayari kuthibitisha umri wako, kulinda nywila zako na kuunganisha kwa ujasiri mtandaoni. Kwa kuwa utambuzi wa ID za dijiti unaendelea kuongezeka na kukubaliwa katika maeneo zaidi, inakuwa ngumu zaidi kufikiria siku zijazo bila ID za dijiti. Lakini hebu jaribu... kushikilia mstari wa malipo Fikiria eneo hilo, wewe ni mwenyeji wa chama kwa marafiki wako na ni zamu yako kupata vinywaji katika. Tayari umekuwa karibu na duka kubwa, umejaa kikapu chako na vitafunio na vinywaji kwa baadaye, umesubiri katika mstari na kuchunguza vitu vyako kupitia malipo. Ni wakati wa kitambulisho lakini ni katika droo yako ya soksi nyumbani badala ya mikononi mwako. Msaidizi wa duka anakuja na wakati wewe ni aliuliza kuonyesha baadhi ya kitambulisho, itakuwa mchezo juu. Utakuwa kwenda nyumbani lakini kesi ya bia na chupa ya bubbly si. Ikiwa ulikuwa ukipanga kuchukua Paracetamol kwa ajili ya asubuhi iliyofuata, hiyo pia italazimika kusubiri. Bila ID yako ya Dijiti, pointi za maumivu kwa duka lako la kila wiki hivi karibuni huongezeka. Kwa nini ufanye maisha yawe magumu kwako mwenyewe? Pamoja na kitambulisho chako kwenye simu yako, unaweza kupeperusha kupitia malipo ya kibinafsi kama uko kwenye kipindi cha kufuta maduka makubwa. Hakuna tena kusubiri msaada, kuwa akageuka mbali au kukabiliwa na mazungumzo awkward na msimamizi wa duka. Simu mpya, ni nani huyu? Umekuwa ukitafuta iPhone hiyo mpya kwa muda mrefu na hatimaye umeipata! Wewe ni kwenda kununua moja ya mkono wa pili online na kukutana na muuzaji kubadilishana fedha na kupata simu yako mpya-ish binafsi. Lakini unaanza kuwa na shaka kuhusu muuzaji kwa kuwa wanaonekana kuwa na shaka. Namna gani ikiwa ni udanganyifu? Unawezaje kuwa na uhakika kwamba ni halali? Hutaki kuwa msumbuko na kuwauliza kwa aina fulani ya uthibitisho au ushahidi, kwa hiyo unachukua hatari na kuendelea na kubadilishana. Baada ya yote, scams kuathiri watu wengine, si wewe... Wewe kukutana katika mahali pa umma iliyokubaliwa, wao kuleta simu, na ni tu nini walikuwa kuangalia kwa <unk> hivyo wewe mkono juu ya fedha, na mpango ni kufanyika. Kwa shukrani, wakati huu yote yalifanya kazi lakini nani anaweza kusema mpango wa pili wa mkono wa pili unaenda vizuri? ID ya dijiti inashughulikia shaka zozote za awali ambazo mmoja wenu anaweza kuwa nazo juu ya mtu mwingine, kwani unaweza kumwuliza muuzaji kubadilishana habari zilizothibitishwa na wewe kabla ya kukutana. Tatizo la kukamata samaki wa samaki Upendo uko hewani. Umekutana na mtu kwenye programu ya kuchumbiana na kila kitu kinaenda vizuri sana. Uaminifu ni msingi wa mahusiano yote, na haipaswi kuwa tofauti mtandaoni. Unahisi kama unamjua mtu huyu lakini hivi karibuni, mambo hayajaongezeka. Walikuwa na wasiwasi sana wakati ulipouliza kuona picha kutoka likizo yao ya hivi karibuni, na daima wanaonekana kuwa na shughuli nyingi wakati unapouliza kukutana. Unawezaje kuwa na uhakika kwamba wao ni wale wanaodai kuwa? Namna gani ikiwa ni hali nyingine ya Tinder Swindler? "Mimi nimesoma juu ya udanganyifu wa mapenzi kuwa moja ya njia za uzalishaji zaidi za wadanganyifu kulenga watu, na wapenzi wasio na matumaini waliodanganywa karibu £ 100m mwaka jana. """ Huwezi kuhatarisha kupoteza akiba yako. Inaonekana kama njia pekee ya kulinda moyo wako na fedha yako ni kuacha kuzungumza na watu mtandaoni, lakini hii haina kuwa kesi. Kwa kutumia programu za Yoti au Easy ID, unaweza kuthibitisha ni nani unayezungumza naye, kama vile kupitia programu ya Flutter, programu ya kwanza ya uchumbiani ya Uingereza ambayo inahitaji watumiaji kuthibitishwa. Kwa uthibitisho kamili wa kitambulisho cha biometriki unaopatikana kutoka kwa Yoti, watumiaji wanaweza kupiga kwa amani, wakijua haswa ni nani wanazungumza naye. FOMO juu ya usiku nje Sisi sote tumekuwa huko - umepanga usiku mkubwa nje na marafiki wako, umelipa kwa teksi ya bei ya kuongezeka na uko tayari kugonga uwanja wa kucheza. Wewe si tayari kuonyesha kitambulisho chako ingawa... Wewe wote wamekuwa kuzungumza juu ya usiku huu nje kwa umri hivyo wewe kweli hawataki kukosa nje. Njia pekee ni kwenda nyumbani kuchukua pasipoti yako au leseni ya kuendesha gari, na kisha kulipa teksi nyingine kurudi klabu. Tayari umetumia fedha nyingi na hujaagiza hata kinywaji. Ni tu si rahisi whip nje pasipoti kila wakati na kila wakati unahitaji kuonyesha baadhi ya ID. Kwa ID ya Dijiti, ni jambo moja chini ya kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu. Ni uwezekano mdogo sana kwamba wewe ni kwenda kuondoka simu yako nyuma wakati wewe ni kuweka mbali, hasa tangu ni mkusanyaji wa maudhui yaliyotengenezwa kwa ajili ya usiku kama huu. Kazi mpya na milima ya karatasi Kupata kazi mpya inaweza kuwa ngumu, lakini kuwa na kuthibitisha haki yako ya kufanya kazi inaweza kuwa ngumu zaidi. Jaza nyaraka zote na utumie nakala za nyaraka zako za utambulisho kwa mwajiri wako mpya ili waweze kukamilisha ukaguzi unaohitajika. Hii inaonekana rahisi kutosha lakini huna hata printer au scanner, hivyo wewe kuchukua picha ya ukurasa wa pasipoti yako na kisha kuunganisha hii kwa barua pepe. Unaweza kusahau kufuta picha hii ya pasipoti yako, ambayo ina hatari nyingi. Kwa sababu ya miongozo mpya ya Ofisi ya Mambo ya Ndani iliyotolewa mnamo Aprili 2022, ikiwa wewe ni raia wa Uingereza au Ireland, unaweza kutumia programu za Yoti na EasyID kuthibitisha utambulisho wako. Njia rahisi zaidi ya kuthibitisha haki yako ya kufanya kazi ni kutuma maelezo ya utambulisho kutoka kwa faraja ya nyumba yako na simu yako. Hii ni muhimu hasa kwa wakandarasi na wafanyakazi wa muda ambao wanahitaji kufanya hivyo mara kwa mara. Pasipoti imeondoka likizo Mara kwa mara tunaulizwa kuthibitisha utambulisho wetu, kuthibitisha umri wetu au kuonyesha kitambulisho. Hii inaweza kuwa kufungua akaunti ya benki, kununua pakiti ya bia, kukusanya kifurushi au kuomba kazi. Kwa wengi wetu, tutabeba leseni yetu ya kuendesha gari katika mifuko yetu au mkoba, au tuchukue pasipoti zetu tunapotoka mlangoni, lakini kwa uwazi, hazikujengwa kwa ajili ya hili. Pasipoti hukuruhusu kwenda likizo au kusafiri kwa ajili ya kazi, na leseni ya kuendesha gari inathibitisha kwamba unastahili kuendesha gari. Haifai kwamba tunaulizwa kuonyesha ukurasa mzima wa pasipoti au leseni ya kuendesha gari ili tu kuthibitisha umri wetu. Sisi sote tunajua kwamba pasipoti inaweza kupotea au kuibiwa kwa urahisi. Kwa kweli, hii hutokea mara nyingi kuliko unavyofikiri - karibu 400,000 ya hati hizi muhimu hupotea kila mwaka. Kwa hivyo, ni muhimu sana kuomba pasipoti mpya na kulipa £ 75.50 kwa ajili ya mpya. Pia unapaswa kusubiri pasipoti mpya ifikie kwa posta, kwa hivyo ikiwa umeweka nafasi ya likizo ya dakika ya mwisho, ni bora uwatumaini pasipoti yako mpya ifikie kwa wakati. Lakini kwa nini uhatarishe na kubeba hati hizi muhimu huku na huku? Kwa kutumia ID ya dijiti, unaweza kuhifadhi skani za nyaraka zako muhimu, kama vile pasipoti, kwa usalama. Hakuna haja ya kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu wadanganyifu kupata maelezo yako, kama tu unaweza kupata hazina yako encrypted kupitia uthibitisho wa biometric au PIN 5-digit. Ni wakati wa kukumbatia nguvu ya ID za Dijiti Tazama filamu ya umri katika sinema, fungua akaunti ya benki, uthibitishe haki yako ya kufanya kazi, chukua kinywaji cha nishati au ununue tiketi ya bahati nasibu kutoka duka lako la karibu. Angalia ambaye wewe ni kuzungumza na online au kuthibitisha umri wako katika kujitegemea malipo bila kusubiri kwa msaada. Wakati wowote unaona alama za EasyID au Yoti, unaweza kuthibitisha ni nani unayetumia programu yoyote na kuwa na njia ya busara ya kushiriki maelezo yako. Na wakati hatuwezi kufanya yao yote leo, idadi ya njia tunaweza kutumia ID Digital inaendelea kukua. Ni wakati wa kukumbatia nguvu ya vitambulisho vya dijiti na kuhakikisha kwamba hauachiwi nyuma.