Mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to 8 states, TSA checkpoints
Eight states have committed to adopting Apple Wallet for mobile driver’s license and state digital ID storage, the tech giant…
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Kantara lays out trust-building recommendations for mDLs
A global digital ID association has published steps vendors and others need to take in order to build effective mobile…
Records request finds U.S. states mild about Apple mobile driver’s licenses
In an example of just how charmed Apple is with its own genius, its executives decided the United States wanted…
The PKI and device authentication fallacy
By Jay Meier, SVP North American Operations at FaceTec According to Verizon’s annual 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, weak user…
Apple sees a way for traffic stops to be almost autonomous
Apple sees a day when a brand-loyal customer travels in an autonomous Apple car, working on an iPad, consulting a…
Governments extending digital IDs secured with biometrics, from mDLs to payments
Government digital ID programs, particularly mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and international travel documents are a common thread found in many…
Florida’s government is ready for digital ID. Are its populist residents?
Florida is piloting biometric digital driving licenses and IDs. Testing systems and operations, however, might be beside the point. Having…
Mobile driver’s licenses and health IDs merging as part of a new digital wallet
In an interesting coincidence, a Chinese digital health pass is gaining broader mobile ID capabilities as a Utah mobile ID…
TSA plans for airport biometrics, mDLs hinted at in DHS webinar
America appears to be moving steadily towards allowing travelers to perform biometric checks with their smartphones with mobile driver’s licenses…
Mobile ID can bring both convenience and citizen privacy
By David Kelts, Director of Product Development, Mobile Identity, GET Group North America Many U.S. states are implementing mobile driver’s…
