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New York has become the next state to introduce a mobile ID program, giving residents the option to digitize their driver’s license or non-driver ID.
Beginning today, the New York Mobile ID app is available from Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The app can be used for identity verification at airports. A physical license, permit, or non-driver ID is required to activate a mobile ID; you’ll need to take a photo of the front and back with your phone during the enrollment process.
The news was announced during a media briefing at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday that included New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder and Transportation Security Administration federal security director Robert Duffy, among other…
