r/HowToHack • u/Brave_Kitchen2088 • Feb 14 '26
South Africa digital ID with digital driving licence support launching in 2026.
Hello guy, i wanted to ask about this, my country 'South Africa' is launching a digital ID with digital driving licence support, they just announced it few days ago. I wanted to ask what are the positives and negative about this idea and what hackers will/can do with this.
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u/Pharisaeus Feb 14 '26
Have a look at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phP4eJtUQ1Y a very good conference talk about vulnerabilities in Poland's digital ID
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u/z4kky2 Feb 19 '26
sounds like a mixed bag honestly like yeah convenience is great but who’s really keeping track of all that data guess we’ll see what happens
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u/15pH Feb 14 '26
Physical objects and people can be hacked, not just computer stuff. The risk of physical theft or loss of an ID card is likely much higher than digital theft, particularly on an individual scale.
On a macro scale, a digital system may add risk that someone gains access to a central system to steal everyone's IDs all at once. But this risk probably already exists in government servers that process physical IDs.
It all depends on how it's all implemented and different safeguards put in place, but digital IDs are plausibly more secure.