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Google Wallet wants to give you more say over how your sensitive passes are shared

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Why This Matters

Google Wallet's upcoming privacy controls will empower users to manage how their sensitive passes, like driver's licenses and passports, are shared with Google services such as Autofill. This enhancement addresses growing concerns over data privacy and gives consumers more control over their personal information. As privacy remains a top priority in the tech industry, this update signifies a move toward more transparent and user-centric data management.

Key Takeaways

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TL;DR Google Wallet is adding the ability to control how private passes work with Google services like Autofill.

Users will soon see per-pass privacy settings for private passes, as announced by Google in the latest Play Services update.

Google has shared details of its April update to Google Play services, which includes a small but meaningful privacy change in Google Wallet.

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According to the official changelog, users will be able to control how private passes in Wallet interact with other Google services like Autofill.

Specifically, Google notes: “You can now control how private passes in Wallet work with other Google services like Autofill through new per-pass privacy settings.”

While Google has not fully explained how this will work yet, we spotted related strings in the latest Play Services beta that mention Autofill settings for specific private passes like driver’s licenses and passports.

Code Copy Text <string name="autofill_driver_license_label">"Driver's license"</string>

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