After Apple's latest move to allow iPhone users to store their ID on their phone with iOS 15, experts warned the method could be insecure — but what about the growing trend of tech companies asking users to provide their ID to verify their age or identity?
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Digital Identity Theft: What you need to know about it
Experts say it can also be risky.
Last September, YouTube became the latest in a series of platforms to now ask users to submit their identity documents for verification. Although the company explained in a blog post that the new policy was in line with upcoming European regulations and parent company Google's country-specific age rules, other companies such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn have all implemented similar identity verification policies for years.
"The more documents and items you provide to any organization, there's always a risk," James E. Lee, director of operations at the Identity Theft Resource Center, told Lifewire in a phone interview.
