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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.

 

EU Council proposes launch of mobile driver’s licenses for digital wallets

The Council of the European Union has introduced changes to a proposed package of legislation to establish a legal basis…

 

SpruceID mDL interoperability event shows success for global standard

SpruceID has hosted a successful interoperability event, the results of which are expected to help support global implementation of mobile…

 

Bridging America’s digital identity gap with mobile driver’s licenses

By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions The fraud problem that has…

 

California, Iowa make progress on mDLs, Australian states see delays

U.S. states Iowa and California are taking strides in expanding the availability and acceptance of their mobile driver’s licenses, while…

 

As Australia’s national digital ID marches on, myGov and NSW digital ID face delays

As Australia moves closer to creating a national digital identity, the question of what will happen to the country’s previous…

 

US privacy advocates want federal government to slow its roll on mobile driver licenses

Who lit the fire under the U.S. Transportation Security Administration? That’s what four prominent civil liberties organizations want to know….

 

FaceTec reveals liveness check milestone, high marks in BixeLab test

FaceTec, Inc. now conducts over two billion 3D biometric liveness checks yearly, of which 475 million were performed in Q3…

 

Georgia mDL now available on Google Wallet for Android Users, other states follow

While Georgia’s mobile driver’s license was initially only available for iPhones, Android users can now access their mDLs and digital…

 

Samsung Wallet adds support for Idemia mDLs, starting with Iowa and Arizona

Samsung’s U.S. subsidiary has partnered with Idemia to allow mobile driver’s licenses to be integrated stored in and shared from…

 

Progress in US mobile driver’s licenses but it’s hardly a wave

Maybe because a picture can say so much, an ID security industry association has posted a map showing the progress…

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