A small step towards a more convenient life

Only few inventions that can make life easier, sound revolutionary when presented on paper. For example, Google was described as “a slightly better search engine”. Nowadays it is quite hard to find anyone who hasn’t used or learned something new just by googling.

Sometimes words just aren’t enough. One must experience to understand the new concept.

I believe that mobile ID will change the life for most of us like Google did. Mobile ID is a digital ID on your mobile device, which is usually with you all the time and ready for use. But why would we need a mobile ID if we already have debit and credit cards, smart cards and cash?

Let’s think about this a little and look at the world through the eyes of the young, who don’t know yet that everything worth inventing has already been done.
Let’s assume that your child is in a shopping mall and urgently needs some money. You will probably receive a call requesting some funds and if they are lucky, you agree. What would currently happen is that you go to a cash point, withdraw some money and your child will come and collect it from you. However, there would be a much more convenient way to go about. With mobile ID, you could authorise your child to get the cash from the nearest ATM without any hassle interrupting your day.
How about if you get sick and need to visit the doctor. Your prescription is delivered electronically to a pharmacy. Would you rather go home and stay in bed and ask someone else to fetch the medicines or queue with other feeble patients to get the medicines? I know what I would do. I would authorise someone else to pick up the prescription.

How would I do that, with mobile ID of course!

Our lives are becoming more digitalised and many of us want to be connected all the time. However the digital life could be so much easier, if we would not have to use different aliases and passwords to each service we use or to memorise various PIN codes for different websites every time we log on.

For years, the arrival of the convenient digital ID has been in the works. I believe that mobile ID can actually fulfil and exceed these promises. We are already using our mobile phones all the time, so what is stopping us turning them into mobile IDs? All that is needed is the four digit PIN code, regardless of its simplicity, it is highly secure.