Apple and several states are making digital driver?s licenses a reality
Companies, agencies, institutions, etc
Apple
Wallet App
IBM
Excelsior Pass
New York Times
the Department of Homeland Security
DHS
the American Civil Liberties Union
users’
The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
iPhone
Android
Apple Wallet
the Transportation Security Administration
TSA
Google
Idemia
DMV
Vox’s
People
Excelsior Pass
Albert Fox Cahn
Jennifer Bailey
Ron DeSantis
Steve Sisolak
Vox
Groups
Americans
French
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New York State
Florida
Texas
US
Arizona
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nevada
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Summary
Maybe not, but they also seem to be inevitable.The pandemic has helped some people get more comfortable with storing personal information on their phones, which might explain why states and tech companies are forging ahead with the idea of digital driver’s licenses. Several states are also laying the groundwork and rolling out digital driver’s licenses that could work with Apple Wallet (states are generally responsible for issuing ID cards in the US). IBM has also been researching digital driver’s licenses and expressed enthusiasm for how they might rely on blockchain technology.A French security company called Idemia has already launched digital IDs in partnership with several US states, including Arizona and Oklahoma. In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis has banned vaccine passports, the DMV is expected to launch its mobile state ID system soon, and in Texas, whose state legislature has restricted the use of vaccine passports, lawmakers are considering a pilot program for digital driver’s licenses.
As said here by Rebecca Heilweil