Mobile Driver’s Licenses Face Privacy Scrutiny Ahead of NY Pilot

A New York lawmaker is pushing legislation that may yield model privacy guardrails amid a national push toward digital identification that’s already raised security and transparency concerns.

Mobile driver’s license proposals are booming, with increased interest from states and even the federal government as a potential tool in combating fraud and providing a more foolproof and secure way of verifying digital identities. New York is among the first dozen states to adopt digital IDs, with uses ranging from access to social benefits to airport security identification.

Michaelle Solages, a New York Assembly Democrat leading the charge on legislation in the ...