TSA sets rules for accepting mDLs once REAL ID enforcement starts
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is preparing for the launch of REAL ID enforcement next year by publishing a final…
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TSA wants to delay full enforcement of REAL ID another two years
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed to delay full enforcement of REAL ID for Americans until 2027, but…
Widespread adoption of mDLs in US remains a slow slog
The push to implement a mobile driver’s license (mDLs) throughout the U.S. continues to be fraught with a variety of…
Real ID requirement finally set to take effect on May 7, 2025
Real ID is about to get real. As of May 2025, adults will no longer be able to use traditional…
Airport facial recognition battle echoes pushback against Real ID program
The bipartisan effort by U.S. lawmakers to clamp down on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s use of facial recognition for…
New ID proposed in US for people released from prison
A bipartisan group from the U.S. House of Representatives is pushing legislation that would make it mandatory to give all…
Industry panel wants US digital IDs off ISO’s and TSA’s to-do list
A panel of digital ID community insiders yesterday told the U.S. Congress that the federal government has put the future…
US privacy advocates want federal government to slow its roll on mobile driver licenses
Who lit the fire under the U.S. Transportation Security Administration? That’s what four prominent civil liberties organizations want to know….
Lack of standards prompts US to push back mDL deadline
U.S. officials say they want to temporarily make it legal for people to use a mobile driver’s license even if…
No Real standard for mobile driver’s licenses in temporary DHS reversal
Federal officials apparently have recently realized that regulations prohibit states from issuing digital IDs, including mobile driver’s licenses, that comply…
