psuedonymously t1_j5jdi66 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:42 PM

So if I get pulled over I need to hand a cop my unlocked phone? Pass

[deleted] t1_j5jehe0 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:51 PM

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j5leg56 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:56 PM

That’s still putting your phone in “plain sight”. They can say they saw an alert or anything they want to legally obtain that phone.

And remember it’s pretty grey if you can refuse your face to unlock a phone. Courts seem to think it’s ok for the most part to be required to.

You need to be really trusting of that officer.

There’s a reason so many security conscious people lock down their phones at TSA checkpoints disabling Face ID etc.

Until they prohibit physical cards, that’s all I’d give them.

OmegaGLM OP t1_j5jfcj8 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:00 PM

I totally understand your skepticism, but having it as an option would be nice. Also it would be an NFC exchange, you would tap your phone to a scanner like Apple Pay.

Plus it would be nice to be able to use it as an ID for purposes other than traffic stops.

sharkethic86 t1_j5l9adx wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:24 PM

I'd already do this to show them my insurance card tbh, so what's the matter? I'm really not sure why I'd care anyway. I know it's the classic "if I have nothing to hide" argument, but seriously I'd take my license on my phone in a heartbeat.