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Google Wallet preps e-passport support in the US, but it's not a replacement


That little booklet might still find a place in your bags.

Prominent X tipster AssembleDebug recently posted a screenshot of the upcoming feature through Google Wallet (via Android Police). As spotted in a previous beta, the company stated that an ID pass created for a passport would let users verify their "identity for domestic flights at select airline security checkpoints or online purchases." More digging showed that users could tap their phone's reader (NFC), or the authorities could scan the passport's generated QR code.

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