The UK government is planning to issue digital driver’s licenses this year with legal backing to be accepted as proof of identity and age for voting, boarding domestic flights and making alcohol purchases. The digital version of the license, known as mobile driver’s licenses, or mDLs, in the U.S., will be delivered through a Gov.uk app, The Times reports. The Data (Use and Access) Bill is currently before Parliament, and contains significant changes to the UK’s laws around identity verification and digital ID. “This is long overdue from the UK DVLA and a very welcome announcement for digital identity in the UK,” Alan Goode, Goode Intelligence CEO and chief analyst, tells Biometric Update in an email. Article Topicsage verification | AVPA | DIATF certification | digital ID | digital wallets | DVLA | Goode Intelligence | identity verification | mDL (mobile driver's license) | One Login | reusable identity | UK

Source: The Times January 20, 2025 20:25 UTC