Google Wallet rolls out mDL support and prepares more digital identity use cases

Google Wallet users in certain U.S. states will now be able to store digital identities on their phones.

From today onwards, people with a Maryland ID, such as a driver's license, will be able to add this to their Google Wallet, provided their device has Android 8.0 or later with device lock enabled.

Residents of Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia will soon have access to the feature at an unspecified date “within the coming months.”

Maryland wallet users will now be …

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