(Reclaim The Net) The Utah Department of Public Safety’s Driver License Division (DLD) has introduced an app that allows residents to download signed digital versions of their driver’s licenses. The app can be used as a digital ID and has been launched following the introduction of a bill that would require internet users to show digital ID as proof of age to access online platforms.
After downloading, the mobile driver’s license (mDL) can be used by scanning or tapping, meaning users do not have to hand over their phones.
The mDL can be used at airport security and some grocery stores and banks.
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You can now use your Utah mobile driver license @slcairport
when @TSA PreCheck needs to verify your identity.Make sure you have the QR code previously downloaded before entering the security checkpoint!
To get your mDL, go to https://t.co/vEwvjCzABL pic.twitter.com/yU4x33KKuI
— Utah Public Safety (@UtahDPS) March 1, 2023
The DPS said that the program’s features can prevent fraudulent purchases, identity fraud, illegal driving, and fake IDs.
The GET Mobile ID app, which can be downloaded on Google’s Play Store and Apple‘s App Store, has an annual subscription cost of $1.99.
“To cover the costs of the pilot program, onboarding Relying Parties so that you can use your mDL, and securing the systems that operate mDL; GET Group North America charges an annual subscription,” the Utah DPS website states.
