"Passport in smartphone" what do we know?

Digital passports are planned to be introduced in Ukraine by the end of February. It is noted that electronic passports will not replace the usual passports and will not allow the use of a smartphone for travel abroad, but in "most domestic situations" about the physical passport can be forgotten.

This was reported on the page of the online service "Action" on Facebook.

The following "electronic documents" can be used:

when traveling by rail or air within the country;
in the mail;
during medical care, banking operations;
when it is necessary to present to the law enforcement authorities and the police an identification document;
when receiving administrative, hotel, telecommunication, library services;
at the entrance to the administrative buildings;
in case of refund of the money paid for the goods;
when purchasing alcoholic, low alcohol, table wine or tobacco products.


As the project authors promised, “ID card and foreign biometric passport will become digital documents that will always be with you. Of course, if you don't forget your smartphone at home. "

It is estimated that the number of potential users will exceed 18 million. The digitization of their ID card and passport will be voluntary, but they must be of a new model.

With regard to the security of the storage of such digital data, the Ministry of Internal Affairs assured that the servers of the State Migration Service are protected, so it is not necessary to worry about the leakage of personal data. Law enforcement officers will also monitor the progress of digitalisation of driver's licenses and passports in the future to ensure the stability of the Ministry of Justice's application.

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