Austria’s eAusweise held up as a model for EU digital ID
Austria’s digital ID wallet eAusweise supports the mobile driver’s license (mDL) and the app now supports digital vehicle registration certificates,…
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.
US pushes digital identity as cornerstone of crypto ambitions
The Trump administration is escalating its campaign to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” placing digital…
Digital identity ‘integral’ to US crypto ambitions: White House
Broad adoption of digital identity by Americans could be the step needed for the U.S. to become the “crypto capital…
Mastercard wants everyone to have a digital wallet and mDL to make ID like payments
Online ID verification causes friction for customers more often than not, yet identity theft makes up 40 percent of Europe’s…
New Jersey gives Motor Vehicle Commission 44 months to issue mDLs
New Jersey is getting mobile driver’s licenses and digital IDs for non-motorists, with Governor Phil Murphy signing a bill for…
New mDL resource from STA explores real-world age verification use cases
The Identity and Access Forum (IAF) has published what it calls the industry’s first comprehensive guide to how standards-based mobile…
Georgia mDL now valid at traffic stops, Louisiana wallet valid for TSA nationwide
In Georgia, digital drivers licenses stored in secure mobile wallet apps are now valid for identification during traffic stops. News…
Login.gov to accept passports soon, mDLs by next March
The U.S. federal government plans to accept mobile driver’s licenses for online access to government services by March of 2026,…
New Jersey mDL bill advances but won’t take effect for three years
New Jersey may be getting mobile driver’s licenses, following the advancement of a bill through the state Legislature with broad…
No Phone Home campaign waves red flag over server retrieval for digital ID
Anonymous identity verification isn’t actually anonymous if it has to “phone home” to the original issuer to verify a submitted…
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