US govt targets standards harmonization in digital ID; New York wants its own
A pair of new developments could give digital IDs a nudge forward in the United States. The National Institute of…
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Utah airport accepts state’s mobile driver’s licenses from GET Group
A mobile driver’s license from Utah now qualifies as valid ID at some airports in the United States, according to…
Australian pols giddy with state and federal integration over digital ID
Australia’s efforts to get digital IDs into people’s hands shows, even winning over snarky journalists with the progress. Almost 80…
US state representative hints at another run at digital IDs
A party caucus chair in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has signaled to the state’s lower house members that he…
Thales aces mDL, digital identity interoperability test to ISO standard in Australia
Thales is claiming success in an interoperability test for mobile driver’s licenses and digital identities based on the ISO standard….
California proposed budget sustains digital ID project funding
Modernization of key identity systems in the U.S. state of California is a small but unusually sunny part of the…
Iowa’s mDL delayed again; Arizona updating physical ID
New security is being added to regional U.S. government IDs, both digital and physical. Leaders of a U.S. state working…
New South African smart card driver’s license to meet ISO 18013 standard
Authorities in South Africa say the new version of the country’s driver’s license for which a pilot is due to…
Mississippi mDLs from Idemia I&S go live with full legal status
Mississippi Mobile ID is now available in partnership with Idemia I&S to give state residents the option to carry a…
Benin, Ghana adopt biometrics for driver’s licenses, vehicle registration
Two West African nations are making a national ID an essential part of driving. The Republic of Benin has rolled…
