ThePathtoDigitalIdentityintheUnitedStatesASHJOHNSONSEPTEMBER2024DigitalIDsareamoreconvenient,secure,andversatileoptionthanphysicalIDs,butfewAmericanscurrentlyhaveone.Withtherightinvestmentsandcollaborationbetweenfederalandstategovernments,AmericanscouldrealizethefullpotentialofdigitalIDs.KEYTAKEAWAYSAwell-designeddigitalIDismoreconvenient,secure,privacy-protective,andusablethanaphysicalID.CountriesaroundtheworldhavestartedofferingdigitalIDssincetheadventofthe21stcentury,takingmanydifferentapproachestodigitalidentitythattheUnitedStatescouldlearnfrom.Currently,12statesoffermobiledriver’slicenses,atypeofdigitalID,andhavefacedchallengessuchasinteropera...