Through March 9, the driver’s license app had been downloaded 142,803 times from the Apple and Android stores.
For example, to get into a bar, a user can choose not to share data fields revealing their address, weight, height, or gender.Īt Apple and Android app stores, Florida Smart ID apps are available for drivers, businesses and law enforcement agencies.Īccording to the FHSMV, there were 17.9 million licensed drivers in the state as of February. Sharing information with businesses works in a similar way, but users can opt out of sharing data not relevant to the transaction. If used during a traffic stop, the driver and officer will authorize data sharing through a wireless “digital handshake.” The user’s phone will generate a QR code that will enable the officer to obtain the user’s license information from a department server.
The way it works is supposed to be simple: A user downloads the app, creates an account and gets their license validated by connecting to the FHSMV.
