Aspen Policy Academy

Educating Policymakers on Mobile Driver’s License Security

By Amber Turner

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is considering adopting mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), or licenses that users can carry on their phones. This project recommends that Pennsylvania launch an education task force to ensure that state policymakers understand potential privacy and cybersecurity risks before developing mDLs. The task force would bring together stakeholders across the political spectrum who would participate in a briefing series and structured workshops with expert technologists.

This project was completed as part of the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, an Aspen Policy Academy program to teach science and technology experts how to impact policy.

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