The need to facilitate travel safely and securely is paramount, with digital IDs that serve as virtual passports and vaccine certifications likely becoming the future of global identity verification. However, every ambitious technological advancement comes with its fair share of data security and fraud risks. Not only have global fraud rates continued to rise since the dawn of the pandemic, but we’ve missed golden opportunities to instill unified solutions (such as COVID vaccine passports) that would keep both our digital and physical selves healthy and secure.