NSW reaches 3 million mobile driver’s licenses amid advancing government digital ID
From mobile driver’s licenses in Australia and Saudi Arabia to digital ID systems to facilitate online processes in Austria, Germany,…
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.
ACLU urges hard questions on mDLs to protect digital ID privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning of the potential dangers mobile driver’s license (mDL) adoption in America could…
US mobile driver’s licenses advancing to more states, agencies, applications
The list of U.S. states to launch mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) is growing rapidly, with five implemented already and three…
Mobile driver licenses present new opportunities for biometrics and wider ecosystem
By Steve Purdy, Vice-President Identity and Verification at Thales. Digital transformation is about to change how we prove our identities….
US digital ID regulation coming as feds seek info on mobile driver’s license standards
Rules for minimum technical requirements and security standards for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) in the U.S are coming, in a…
Utah trials GET Group’s digital ID in mobile driver’s license pilot
Utah drivers could soon be issued mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) thanks to the state’s collaboration with digital ID firm GET…
Google unveils secure element alliance for biometric passport and mDL development
In 2018, Google first started using the Titan M Chip, also known as Secure Element (SE), on its Pixel 3…
Idemia partners with Cybernetica on biometric digital ID, launches mobile driver’s licenses in Arizona
Idemia has formed a partnership with secure data transmission and digital identity provider Cybernetica on a two-in-one biometric digital ID…
The growing global market for Civil ID on the path to digitization
Civil ID programs are identity management applications used by governments to verify a citizen and establish a link of trust,…
Idemia’s Iowa mobile digital ID passes global mDL conformity test by UL
Idemia announced that its Iowa Mobile ID (mID) app has successfully passed UL’s conformity assessment for mobile driver’s licenses (mDL)….
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