Illinois the latest US state to move on mobile driver’s licenses
Illinois’ secretary of state, Alexi Giannoulias, is backing legislation to create mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs). It’s not an insignificant development….
mDL (mobile driver’s license)
Mobile driver’s licenses, alternatively referred to as digital driver’s licenses and known by the short forms mDL and DDL, are increasingly popular credentials for driving privileges and identity verification. Issued by a department of motor vehicles or similar government authority and stored in a digital wallet on a smartphone, these credentials are being adopted or considered as digital IDs for a wide range of applications including age verification.
New York lawmaker pitches multiple mDL vendors despite $1.7M contract with Idemia I&S
A New York State legislator is exploring an alternative path forward for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) from the one the…
Austroads publishes EOI for digital credentialing service providers
Austroads, an association of the Australian and New Zealand transport agencies across all levels of government, has issued its previously…
Portugal and France make mobile driver’s licenses available almost immediately
Portugal and France have made digital identity cards and other official forms as legal as physical documents. The governments have…
Harmonizing work planned for Australian digital driver’s licenses
An association of Australia and New Zealand government officials say they are preparing to harmonize digital identification documents. The group,…
Mobile driver’s license bill sent to New Jersey Senate
A committee in the U.S. state of New Jersey has sent a mobile driver’s license bill on to the full…
Mobile driver’s license, vehicle registration coming to West Virginia
The U.S. state of West Virginia has hired Idemia I&S and Tyler Technologies to help create mobile driver’s license and…
Mobile driver’s licenses are almost mainstream in the US
Another couple U.S. states are considering the benefits of digital identification. New Mexico legislators, with the encouragement of the state’s…
US poised for progress towards biometrics-backed digital ID in 2024
By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions Most Americans have become comfortable…
Indiana slow on mDLs but it’s beating California
Some U.S. states, like Maryland, have rushed to set up mobile driver license, but far from all 50 see the…
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