From guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel blog The die has been cast, whether it’s digital driver’s licenses, digital license plates, license plate readers or facial recognition cameras. Everyone from private corporations to law enforcement follows the same script; offer Americans customer loyalty rewards programs in exchange for the loss of their privacy. Surveillance […]
5 Alerts From the Digital Driver's License Tag
Customer Loyalty Rewarded with 9,000 Highway Spy Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #527
February 17, 2019
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ALPR, AUTO INDUSTRY, Digital Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, LICENSE PLATE, MASS TRANSIT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, SAFETY, Technology, TEXAS, TOLLING
What’s Going on at the DMV?: NMA E-Newsletter #509
October 14, 2018
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CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, Digital Driver's License, DMV, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, HAWAII, IDAHO, MINNESOTA, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH CAROLINA, Real ID, TEXAS
For years, comedians have made fun of long lines at the DMV (Departments of Motor Vehicles), but you know what…it’s not really funny anymore. The widespread problem seems to be three-fold. · Short term: A number of states are now under a tight deadline to implement REAL ID and motorists must apply for one in […]
Driver’s License Watch—Your Private Info for Sale: NMA E-Newsletter #482
April 8, 2018
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ALABAMA, ARIZONA, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Real ID, TEXAS, WASHINGTON
Personal information privacy seems to be a fluid construct these days. We give our information to social media companies like Facebook who sell the information for gain (Cambridge Analytica Scandal). We also give our private information directly to marketers if we enter any online contest, ask for information online about products or fill out an […]
Getting REAL: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #478
March 11, 2018
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ALASKA, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, Kentucky, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEWSLETTER, NMA, NORTH DAKOTA, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, Real ID, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C.
With the February 25, 2018 newsletter regarding the advent of digital driver’s licenses, it is an appropriate time to provide an update on the implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005. Over the past 12 years, the NMA and other civil liberties organizations have lobbied against REAL ID which in effect would convert your […]
Is a Digital Driver’s License in your Future?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #476
February 25, 2018
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COLORADO, Digital Driver's License, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, Facial Recognition, IDAHO, IOWA, MARYLAND, NEWSLETTER, PRIVACY, Technology, TRAFFIC STOP, WASHINGTON D.C., WYOMING
Many states currently allow digital proof of insurance during a traffic stop. Will a digital driver’s license or DDL be too far behind? After several years of testing, the state of Iowa will debut later in 2018 a digital driver’s license in cooperation with “augmented identity” specialists IDEMIA, a company that works with about 80 […]
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