digital identity

TSA to allow mobile driver’s licenses after REAL ID goes into effect

The final rule will allow states that have issued mobile driver’s licenses to apply for TSA-issued waivers of certain REAL ID requirements.

  • By Edward Graham

As mobile IDs proliferate, concerns about cybersecurity and data privacy mount

New York is the latest state to adopt a mobile driver’s license. But while the technology holds promise and is convenient for users, there remain concerns.

  • By Chris Teale

4 considerations for launching an effective digital ID system

COMMENTARY | Successful digital identification programs need to provide equal access, security, interoperability and user convenience.

  • By Carl Hammersburg

How to unlock a better user experience for constituents

COMMENTARY | People today expect smarter, simpler customer service thanks to the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. States can deliver on that expectation by creating a single data source spanning all systems of record.

  • By Robert Knapp

Real ID requirements temporarily waived for states' mobile IDs

The coming rulemaking would waive REAL ID Act requirements so that federal agencies can still accept mobile driver's licenses when the law’s implementation starts in 2025.

  • By Natalie Alms

Louisiana driver’s licenses, auto registrations targeted in massive data breach

The attack targeted a vulnerability in the popular MOVEit file transfer tool.

  • By Louisiana Illuminator
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How government can build secure and frictionless digital identity programs

States that lost millions to fraud during the pandemic have plenty of ways to tighten their ID management programs, a new playbook suggests.

  • By Chris Teale

As Utah’s porn law kicks in, adult site blocks access in the state

Legislation requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages every time they visit took effect this week, an effort that advocacy groups said is flawed and ambiguous.

  • By Chris Teale
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