Iowa mDL from Idemia now supported by Google Wallet
Iowa’s digital IDs are coming to Google Wallets, through the continued collaboration of Idemia Public Security and the Iowa Department…
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.
Australian mDL holograms ‘not a security feature’ despite state guidance
Digital holograms and other visible security features do not ensure the integrity of digital IDs, including Australia’s digital driver’s licenses….
American mDL uptake suggests digital ID mass adoption caught in the slow lane
Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are coming online as the first wave of government-issued digital IDs in the United States. The…
ISO’s mDL standard can’t guarantee issuer trustworthiness
The fear that the server retrieval capability supported by the ISO/IEC 18013 standard for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) could be…
With SB 260, Utah looks to change the rules around who defines identity
A new bill in Utah provides a good illustration of how “identity” is still an evolving concept. State Bill 260:…
Support for W3C Digital Credentials API, digital identity passports part of iOS 26
Of the news coming out of Apple’s WWDC25, some of the most significant for the digital identity industry involves Apple’s…
Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order (EO) that is…
TokenWorks launches AgeVisor 3 scanner with mobile driver’s license support
A new biometric scanner from TokenWorks is ready to hit the clubs – for on-site age assurance. A release says…
mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event
The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with various digital identity credentials, like…
‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability
Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply with the international standard and…
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