Re: Hello world, meet American driver’s licenses

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@Brent: fortunately Heather Flanagan has a well-timed blog about _how_ standards are made: https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/06/24/digital-identity-open-

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standards/<https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/06/24/digital-identity-open-standards/>

She left out the IPR issues of each group/org, also left out the purpose of each group/org as this makes a difference if you are trying to influence different governments
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From: Kim Hamilton Duffy <kim@identity.foundation>
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Subject: Re: Hello world, meet American driver’s licenses

@Brent: fortunately Heather Flanagan has a well-timed blog about _how_ standards are made: https://sphericalcowconsulting.com/2025/06/24/digital-identity-open-standards/


I think this is a significant factor.

Someone said in a previous thread on the mDL topic that identity standards must be held to a higher bar. I completely agree. They must allow for open discourse and factoring in local realities. This is critical for establishing trust




On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM, Kerri Lemoie <klemoie@mit.edu<mailto:klemoie@mit.edu>> wrote:
Anthony,

Kim is discussing surveillance not database security. Let’s stay on topic please.

K.

On Jun 25, 2025, at 8:01 AM, ANTHONY NADALIN <nadalin@prodigy.net<mailto:nadalin@prodigy.net>> wrote:


"When we flash our plastic driver’s license to a bartender, hotel clerk, or security guard, something remarkable happens: no trace is left behind. This is thanks to an analog relic: the humble plastic driver’s license"

Since 2017, the driver’s license information of more than 150 million U.S. drivers has been compromised in a data breach or failure to secure a database.
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Subject: Hello world, meet American driver’s licenses

Hi all,
I realized we’ve been talking past each other in the mDL discussion, and a large factor is likely different assumptions and use based on where we live. So I wrote a US driver’s license explainer:
http://kimdhamilton.com/american_privacy/


I hope this will help move the discussion forward when we talk about the risks in the US context.
Kim