A new bill introduced in the Tennessee General Assembly aims to create digital driver’s licenses.
SB0572 seeks to amend Tennessee law to allow Tennessee residents to obtain digital driver’s licenses.
A bill introduced to the Senate by Heidi Campbell calls for the Tennessee Department of Safety to study the state’s laws when it comes to implementing digital licenses.
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SB0572 states:
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The Department of Safety is directed to conduct a study of laws in this state and other states relating to the implementation of a secure digital license system to authorize persons to present or provide evidence of a driver’s license or photo identification in an optional digital format in lieu of a physical license and use or the development of a mobile software application that can be used through a person’s electronic device to access a digital image of a driver’s license or photo identification permit.”
The way it works is that you would get a digital license from the DMV and it would simply be transferred to your Apple or Google Wallet.
Tennessee isn’t the only state looking to digitize driver’s licenses.
Washington state also has a bill in the Senate that calls for driver’s licenses to be digital.
Democratic Sen. Mark Mullet, who sponsored the new bill, said, “I learned from the ease of having vaccine information on a cell phone why it would make sense to offer this option to people when it comes to their driver’s license.”
California is already leading the way and is introducing digital licenses and ID cards in the spring.
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A digital driver’s license may seem convenient, but the concept of having a digital ID could become very problematic when it comes to preserving privacy.