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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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