The mDL available for Iowa residents will resemble their current driver's license, but its headshot will have the ability to be rotated left or right as a unique security feature. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Later this year, Iowans will get the chance to use their smartphones as mobile drivers' licenses (mDL), according to govtech.com. Believed to be a first for any state, Iowa is in the early stages of deploying technology that will enable residents to display and control their personally identifiable information.
While the launch date has yet to be determined, the effort is likely to be watched closely by Delaware, which began an mDL pilot in March; additionally, Washington, D.C., Colorado, Idaho, Maryland and Wyoming also are piloting mDL technology from Gemalto, an international digital security company.
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Denny Jacob
Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].
