What does this mean for me and my family?
Digital ID that is your choice, and that the state may not use to track you.
Under a SEDI law you share only what is needed, and the state may not watch where you use it. Each state decides whether to pass a SEDI law.
What it means for you
What the law promises you.
Physical ID
Still works
Digital ID
Optional
01 · Choice
Your choice to make
Getting a digital ID is up to you, and your physical ID keeps working. Government offices cannot give perks for going digital or turn you away for using a card.
Asked: Are you 21 or older?
Name
Not shared
Address
Not shared
Birth date
Not shared
21 or older
Yes
Shared
02 · Privacy
Share only what is needed
You can prove one fact, like being 21 or older, without showing your name, address, or birthday. Whoever checks must ask only for what they need and get your OK.
Store
03 · Freedom
No tracking, and no handing over your phone
The law bans any built-in feature that would let the issuing agency watch where you use your ID. No one checking it can make you hand over your phone.
The problems this solves
ID is vital
AI
Children and social media
You don't have to give your name, your address, or any other information. There should be a way to give only the information that is required, and that's what SEDI's after.
What it looks like in everyday life.
Picking up wine for dinner
A clerk or a scanner can read everything on your license, including your home address.
With a SEDI law
You could show only that you are 21 or older, if the store accepts it. The store must tell you what it keeps, and it cannot sell that information without your clear OK.
A website asks for your license and a selfie
Many states now require some websites to check age, and many sites ask for a photo of your ID.
With a SEDI law
A state-endorsed digital identity is built to prove your age without sending a copy of your whole license. By law, your wallet keeps a private record of what you shared that only you can open, export, or delete.
Helping your kids, and your mom
Your child needs an ID for sign-ups, and your mom needs help managing hers.
With a SEDI law
A parent can approve a child's application and act as the child's digital guardian. Adults can name a trusted helper, a court-appointed guardian can act for someone who can no longer manage, and every helper must act in that person's best interest.
Before and after
What changes for you, and what does not.
Nothing changes until you choose to get one.
If you choose to get one
Prove one fact, like your age, without showing your whole license.
Keep a private log of what you shared that, by law, only you can open, export, or delete.
No one reads or sells your information without notice and your OK.
Replace it if it is stolen, switch wallets, and fix mistakes.
File a complaint if something goes wrong.
What stays the same
Government services stay open to people who use a card.
Most businesses choose whether to accept it.
Data exposed in past breaches stays exposed.
House floor debate on SB 275 · March 2026
“I believe what we're doing is we're putting protections on the people to be able to share the information they want to share and that they have to share, but no others.”
Rep. Lisa Shepherd
Utah House of Representatives (R)
Rights
Your rights under a SEDI law.
Freedom from compelled digitization
Selective disclosure
Freedom from surveillance
Device sovereignty
FAQ
Questions residents ask
Frequently asked questions
Answers about privacy, choice, and how SEDI works
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Ways for states, organizations, and individuals to take part.