Soon you can use electronic ID in the city. news wrote that in April. Everything is relative, they say. So now the day has come, around four months later. For the company Stø can now report that they have entered into an agreement with PSS Securitas. This means that nightclubs with this security company will be able to let you in with a digital ID. Christofer Næsheim at PSS Securitas is looking forward to shorter queues and fewer false IDs: Christofer Næsheim, operations manager at PSS Securitas, believes that digital identification in the city provides better control and less cheating. Photo: Press photo – While physical identification must be checked thoroughly, often in poor lighting conditions, we now get the age and photo on an illuminated mobile screen. The queues can be wound up much faster, and both the guests, the pub and us standing at the door are happy about that, says Næsheim. Currently, the ID card can only be used at the door by PSS Securitas employees. In the bar or at the night club otherwise it has not yet been prepared for reading digital games. Facial recognition The digital ID card can be found on the Bank-ID app on your phone, and is activated using your passport or national ID card. This ID card is activated with facial recognition. A QR code with a time limit will then appear. Are you going to use a digital ID card in the city? The guard at the door will then scan the QR code, and via an app on his own phone, he will be able to confirm who you are and, most importantly, how old you are. Product manager for digital ID cards in the BankID app, Mads Pedersen, is excited about the reception. Photo: Pressefoto / SCJ – Play on mobile in the city has been high on the wish list of young people, who would like to not have to carry a passport, national ID card or driver’s license with them. Digital identification makes life easier, faster and safer for everyone, says Mads Pedersen, product manager for identification and other useful services in the BankID app. According to the company, 370,000 people in Norway have activated the ID card in their BankID app. This ID card can now be used at Vinmonopolet, Posten, Øyafestivalen and in the city where PSS Securitas is responsible for age control. 4,000 caught for fake medicine During 2023, over 4,000 people were caught for using counterfeit or borrowed medicine, and many of these were reported to the police, according to PSS Securitas. – With digital identification, there will be fewer attempts at cheating. There are many people who do not know that it is a criminal offense to forge, borrow or lend medicine. We are looking forward to everyone getting used to their mobile phones, so that reports of forged documents can approach zero, says Næsheim. Thea Oline Heimro (left), Veronica Baltzersen (centre), Karoline Rosenlund (right) are all students at Nord University. They think electronic ID cards can be handy if you forget your regular ID for a city trip. Photo: Kai Jæger Kristoffersen / news Earlier in March, news spoke to three students who all believe that digital ID is a welcome addition to the nightlife in Norway. – I think it’s good. It’s easy to forget your phone when you’re going out on the town, so you usually have your mobile phone with you. I think people will find it positive, says Veronica Baltzersen. – Have you forgotten to play before? – No, actually never, but I have seen friends forget to play. There may be a bit of a crisis here and there, says Karoline Rosenlund. But they think it is best if it is an alternative to regular identification, and not a replacement. – It is important that you can still use ordinary ID such as a driver’s license and national ID card, but this is fine as an addition to what already exists, says Rosenlund. Published 12.08.2024, at 13.42
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Now you can use a digital ID card at the door in the city – news Nordland
