No Real standard for mobile driver’s licenses in temporary DHS reversal
Federal officials apparently have recently realized that regulations prohibit states from issuing digital IDs, including mobile driver’s licenses, that comply…
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.
South Africa to add biometrics to new driving license cards, maintains plan for mDLs
The government of South Africa is planning the launch of new driver’s license cards that will have enhanced security features…
Washington State tipplers could soon be verifying their age with hand biometrics
A pilot project for biometric age verification in the U.S. state of Washington looks more likely after a meeting of…
Digital IDs in Georgia improve accessibility for disabled state residents
Georgia’s recent implementation of digital IDs in the form of mobile driver’s licenses for iOS smartphones can make it easier…
Theft of driver’s license data in Louisiana could be a big test for digital ID
There are reports that 6 million public records have been exposed in the U.S. state of Louisiana, part of a…
Another US state tentatively steps up to digital ID
In much the same way that generative AI has become a cultural phenomenon in the United States, it appears digital…
Google Wallet rolls out mDL support and prepares more digital identity use cases
Google Wallet users in certain U.S. states will now be able to store digital identities on their phones. From today…
Digital wallets and mobile ID to be taken at more TSA checkpoints
Android customers in Maryland have a new option for identity verification at select U.S. airports, with the announcement that the…
Missouri launches mDL app, first state to allow remote ID card renewal
IDEMIA Identity and Security (I&S) North America partnered with the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) to launch the Missouri Mobile…
Digital ID projects in the US continue to dribble out
Apple-compatible digital IDs have come to a fourth U.S. state – Georgia. The mobile driver’s license development program was run…
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