by Shank on 8/30/24, 1:53 AM
From the mDL pilot program website [0]:
1. Continue to carry your physical driver’s license or state-issued ID card. Law enforcement, state government agencies, and businesses aren’t yet accepting the mDL.
2. The mDL is currently authorized for limited usage. There are many participating airports across the United States.
Right now the only main use case is tap-and-fly (can I make this term a thing?) where you don’t need to present your ID to TSA at select airports. Also, it has a nice design and looks cool.
The best use case is probably that it can work as a backup if you forget your ID at home when you’re trying to board a plane, or if you want to simplify what’s in your pockets prior to boarding.
[0]: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dmv-wallet/
by TheCleric on 8/30/24, 1:21 AM
Do not hand your phone to a cop. Ever.
by martinbaun on 8/30/24, 2:04 AM
Am I the only one who is a little wary of this? Google having your drivers license and starting to partner up with the government?
by giantg2 on 8/30/24, 1:41 AM
I assume this is only valid in that state. I bet most states want to seethe physical card if you are driving outside of CA.
by ldbooth on 8/30/24, 5:11 AM
I applied via Google wallet and was automatically rejected. Seems like a beta at the moment ... The rejection email worked flawlessly however.
by manchmalscott on 8/31/24, 1:54 AM
I’m not sure I really understand the benefit to having your drivers license on your phone. “You can use it at TSA!” Cool but I’m already using my phone for my boarding pass. I guarantee you the friction and additional time to scan the boarding pass and then switch to the drivers license and scan that (when typically these are done in parallel) is going to make that use case a complete non-starter. Best case scenario someone tries it out and realizes it completely messes up the workflow and never uses it again.
by ChrisArchitect on 8/30/24, 3:13 AM
by nikolay on 8/30/24, 1:06 AM
We can't. My mDL has been "under review" for 2 weeks!
by puppycodes on 8/30/24, 6:04 AM
I guarentee you this will let cops arrest you for not unlocking your phone because you "won't provide ID" and thus you are obstructing...
by janalsncm on 8/30/24, 9:55 AM
Other than the airport, there doesn’t seem to be any benefit. If I still need to carry my ID card this is not really more convenient.
by threatofrain on 8/30/24, 1:27 AM
On one hand the only motivation this can serve is to protect your privacy, since now you can disclosure a minimal amount of information, on the other hand government routinely buys foreign services to break into phones and so you're basically handing someone your whole life.
by kopirgan on 8/30/24, 4:12 AM
Why is this even news?! I don't know about USA but in India you can store licenses, vehicle ID cards, school certificates, insurance and hundreds of other state or federal issued documents in an app -Digilocker for years now.
by parpfish on 8/30/24, 4:47 AM
“Sorry officer, I can’t show you my ID because my battery died”