Digital identity systems are rapidly expanding across the world. The European Union has approved a continent-wide Digital Identity Wallet, while countries across Europe and Asia are developing similar digital identification infrastructure. In the United States, digital identity is emerging through federal standards, state mobile driver’s licenses, and smartphone wallet technology used at airport security checkpoints.

Supporters say digital identity will improve cybersecurity, reduce fraud, and simplify access to online services. Critics warn the systems could reshape how identity works in modern society by centralizing identity verification and creating large digital identity networks.

In this video we examine the global expansion of digital identity systems, the policies driving the transition, and how the United States is developing its own digital identity architecture through federal standards, state programs, and private technology platforms.