US Agencies Work with Big Tech to Issue Mobile Drivers Licence
American Governments are working with vendors like Google, Apple and Samsung to issue and accept Digital Driving Licences.
With the growing uptake of mobile applications and digital wallets, governments are increasingly tapping into this trend to achieve their own digital service goals.
In the USA adoption of a digital drivers licence is one keynote example, that highlights the different dimensions of this trend.
California is pioneering a pilot of a mobile drivers licence, which citizens can access on their iPhones but need physical ones too. The LA Times describes how:
“One potential advantage of a digital license is that it can limit how much of your personal information you show when someone asks to check your ID. A digital license can simply confirm to a bouncer or cashier that you’re 21 or older, for example, without sharing your home address.”
California is now one of five states to offer a digital driver’s license in Google Wallet, and Governor Newsome announced they would be coming for Apple too. This is part of the statewide Digital Identity Framework.
AuthenticID’s identity verification and biometric authentication technology enables California residents to easily and privately confirm their identity in seconds, while lowering the potential for fraudulent enrollments with the use of face matching and liveness detection.
As State Scoop reported Georgia is latest state to integrate digital IDs with Apple Georgia residents can now add copies of their driver’s licenses to an iPhone or Apple Watch, and use them as valid ID at the Atlanta airport.
Then in Nov 24 they added support for the Samsung Wallet. and the state government passed legislation, to recognize these digitized transactions.
In his Demystify Biometrics podcast subject matter expert Ashok Singal interviews Angelique McClendon, General Counsel for Georgia DMV, to explore their experiences of rolling out this innovative program, going behind the scenes of Georgia’s mDL program, sharing cutting-edge insights on mDL security & privacy and asking what’s next for the mDL ecosystem.
