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Title: Iowa's smartphone driver's license is a big step toward all-digital wallets Post by: HCK on December 12, 2014, 03:00:21 pm Iowa's smartphone driver's license is a big step toward all-digital wallets
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Iowa could be the first state to offer a smartphone driver’s license, with plans to launch a free app in 2015.</p><p>According to The Des Moines Register (http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/08/iowa-digital-smartphone-drivers-license/20114979/), the license will be a free option alongside a traditional license. Iowa law enforcement offers will recognize the digital license during traffic stops, and airport personnel will accept it during screenings. For security, accessing the license will require a PIN.</p><p>It’s unclear which platforms Iowa plans to support, but a photo in the Register story shows the app running on an iPhone.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2858389/iowas-smartphone-drivers-license-is-a-big-step-toward-all-digital-wallets.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Iowa's smartphone driver's license is a big step toward all-digital wallets (http://www.macworld.com/article/2858389/iowas-smartphone-drivers-license-is-a-big-step-toward-all-digital-wallets.html#tk.rss_all) |