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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.

 

Liminal forecasts major regulatory impact on digital identity in 2022

Digital identity advisory firm Liminal has published a summary of their predictions for the sector in 2022, plus a self-assessed scorecard…

 

Greece to introduce full mobile version of digital ID, driving licenses

By this coming Easter, Greeks will be able to carry the downloaded full version of their digital IDs and mobile…

 

TSA plans mDL acceptance for airports, starting with Apple

The growing adoption of mobile driver’s license (mDL) technologies across the U.S. is about to accelerate, attendees of a new…

 

A few bars are being raised in the U.S. for mDL authentication

An expansive, new round of testing for upgraded credential authentication technology in the United States has begun. The program could…

 

Unanimous support so far in District of Columbia for mobile driving license

The District of Columbia appears likely to approve voluntary digital licenses for its residents who drive. Bill 24-043 has progressed…

 

Digital wallet updates from diverse providers highlight decentralized storage trend

As digital identities based on different models become gradually more widespread around the world, companies and governments alike are working…

 

Kantara stands up working group for mDL privacy protections

As the mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) that will likely be the first digital ID for many Americans begin to roll…

 

Idemia signs biometrics contract for Australian law enforcement, supports Mississippi mDL

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has signed an agreement with Idemia to deploy its software to enhance the biometrics capabilities…

 

States to bear digital ID costs without income from Apple Wallet contracts

Digital ID contracts signed between Apple and each of four U.S. states make taxpayers responsible for the costs of maintaining…

 

Zetes launches mDL, mobile digital ID solution in full compliance with new standard

Mobile driver’s licenses and mobile digital IDs from Zetes have reached availability, in the aftermath of the publication of and…

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