Digital ID
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Dec 08, 2021
Explore cards - What are Yoti cards and how do we use them in the Digital ID app?
Making Yoti relevant and useful whilst preserving privacy We want to make sure that the Yoti app is useful to our whole community. We built Explore – a place where you can discover where you can use your digital ID. We also have some special offers for community members. This will look exactly the same in the Post Office EasyID app. Country-specific content In your digital ID app, you will only see content that is relevant to your country. This means that we only show you partners that you can use your digital ID with or offers
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Nov 26, 2021
How digital identity could help make cross-border trading easier
As we go about our social purpose work we regularly get to speak to local, national and international non-profit organisations. Over the years, we’ve found that many struggle to understand the many ways digital identity solutions might help them in their work. As part of our wider efforts to help the sector make sense of the technology, today we’re publishing the second of six articles looking at the use of digital identities in six different humanitarian settings. Please note that, while the technology use-case is real, the scenarios are hypothetical in nature, and the projects do not exist
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Nov 23, 2021
Making it easier for EU residents to prove their COVID-19 Vaccination status
Vaccine certificates are proving fundamental in safely opening the world up, and being able to prove your COVID status via the Yoti app for travel, leisure and work has been the most requested feature by the Yoti community in recent months. That’s why we’re excited to announce that it is now possible for fully vaccinated people to add their EU COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate to their Yoti app. Add your vaccine certificate to the Yoti app in seconds Before you add your vaccine credentials to your Yoti app, you’ll need to make sure you’ve also added
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Nov 18, 2021
How digital identity could be used to monitor food and cash rations
As we go about our social purpose work we regularly get to speak to local, national and international non-profit organisations. Over the years, we’ve found that many struggle to understand the many ways digital identity solutions might help them in their work. As part of our wider efforts to help the sector make sense of the technology, today we’re publishing the first of six articles looking at the use of digital identities in six different humanitarian and environmental settings. Please note that, while the technology use case is real, the scenarios are hypothetical in nature, and the projects do not
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Nov 04, 2021
Protect yourself and your pets with Post Office EasyID and Yoti peer-to-peer checks
Scammers delight with fake online profiles Identity-related fraud is accelerating in the real world and particularly online, where it’s easy to hide and act behind a fake profile unchecked. Despite calls from victims and campaigners, most platforms don’t want to add friction into their user journeys in fear that people will migrate to another site. Fraud comes in a number of shapes and sizes, and the consequences can be physically, financially, and emotionally damaging. Whether someone is trying to sell stolen goods, committing romance scams, catfishing, or advertising property rentals that don’t exist, there are
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Oct 05, 2021
Big first steps for Post Office EasyID and Yoti creating the UK’s trusted identity network
It’s only been a month or so since the Post Office EasyID joined the Yoti ID app here in the UK and we’re delighted to share the progress we’ve made on our mission to build the UK’s trusted identity network. Over 85,000 people downloaded the Yoti or EasyID app to join our UK network in September alone, a positive indicator that many people want to take control of their data and protect their privacy with a safer way to prove who they are. Together we make it easier and safer for people to prove their identity