States Rolling Out Digital Identity Cards Promise User Privacy (original) (raw)

Oct. 24, 2022, 9:20 AM UTC

States launching digital versions of a driver’s license are championing the credentials as a way to keep personal information more private and secure, though nationwide adoption will depend on coalescing around a common standard for how the identification cards are built and used.

Mobile driver’s licenses are meant to be more fraud-resistant and privacy-protective than physical cards. Digital credentials also offer contactless convenience as licenses have evolved beyond just granting driving privileges to become a primary method of verifying a person’s identity.

“You hand over a driver’s license for a lot of non-driving-related applications,” from opening a bank account to ...

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