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Germany to launch digital ID cards in autumn 2021

By Tom Phillips • 19 February 2021 • Updated 19 February 2021

German citizens will be able to securely store a digital version of their government-issued ID card on their smartphone from the autumn of 2021, the German government’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community has announced... More

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German government adds iPhone NFC identity card reading to digital ID app

By Mike Clark • 1 October 2019 • Updated 3 October 2022

NFC smartphone screen with national ID card in background

The German government is using the NFC contactless chip reading capabilities now available on Apple iPhones in a new iOS app that lets citizens securely identify themselves to a range of online service providers by reading their contactless national ID card with their smartphone... More

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NXP to demo NFC national ID app

By Sarah Clark • 6 March 2014

An Android NFC app that lets German citizens use their national ID card to prove their identity in a variety of situations is to be presented by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior at next week’s Cebit show... More

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German government adds iPhone NFC identity card reading to digital ID app

NXP to demo NFC national ID app