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ACLU Warns Mobile Driver’s Licenses Could Enable Tracking

8/12/2026

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AAMVA is promoting mobile driver’s licenses that store a digital credential on a phone or watch and can be tapped at airport readers, sharing only needed data such as age.
ACLU senior policy analyst Jay Stanley warns state designs could let governments track users because the transaction may “phone home”.
Utah passed a bill of rights in March banning phone-home architecture, while Texas and Minnesota have rejected mobile licenses.

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AAMVA is promoting mobile driver’s licenses that store a digital credential on a phone or watch and can be tapped at airport readers, sharing only needed data such as age.
ACLU senior policy analyst Jay Stanley warns state designs could let governments track users because the transaction may “phone home”.
Utah passed a bill of rights in March banning phone-home architecture, while Texas and Minnesota have rejected mobile licenses.