Thu Nov 4, 2021 – 10:02 pm EDT
JACKSON, Mississippi (LifeSiteNews) – Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety unveiled their soon-to-be released Orwellian mobile identification system that will allow users to store a digital driver’s license and virtual COVID-19 vaccination card on their smartphones.
On Monday, Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell announced that later this month the state will be rolling out a new mobile ID program that will enable citizens to digitally possess their driver’s license and vaccination cards while also allowing law enforcement to access their identity remotely via Bluetooth.
“From a law enforcement perspective, it will allow a law enforcement officer approaching the car to interact via Bluetooth with that phone so that they can know exactly who they’re dealing with before they even get to the car,” Tindell said. “And I think that’s a great feature for law enforcement, and it would be able to be utilized for any lawful purchase that you could otherwise use a regular ID.”
In an interview with Fox affiliate WXXV25, Tindell explained that the program has been in the works since 2020 and that the product is set to launch November 18.
According to Tindell, the mobile ID program will let “citizens of the state”
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