Overview
- The Transportation Security Administration began accepting Colorado’s myColorado Mobile Driver License at Denver International Airport on Monday, and the MDL is already usable at more than 250 U.S. airports.
- At checkpoints passengers present a scannable QR code from the myColorado app; TSA may take a live photo and compare it to the MDL photo but that facial check is optional.
- Colorado launched an early-July trial and officials report about 20,000 myColorado users have activated the MDL, with roughly 3,700 monthly users in Denver during the trial period.
- State technology officials say the feature is touch-activated so users keep possession of their device, but both TSA and state leaders advise travelers to carry a physical ID as a backup.
- Officials expect the MDL to shorten lines and smooth screening by reducing fumbled paper IDs, while critics warn of practical limits like dead phones or lost devices as use expands.