In the US, particularly in the state of Delaware, officials are hoping to transition to digital licenses; the idea is to integrate the smart phone technology into police work. They are hoping that prototypes can be developed this year and if successful, the digital licenses will be offered by 2016.
This new initiative raises the recurring theme of privacy with the use of technology. Licenses are used as a means of identification; a person handing over their phone to the police or any other authoritative figure to validate their identity becomes vulnerable to what that person decides to do with the information on the phone.
I'm thinking with this new development, we may also see the development of security apps that will target this problem.
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