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Cops routinely use possession of a target's ID as a detention method during traffic stops. I rather suspect we'll see begin to see stories of substituting phon
by _jal 5y ago
Cops routinely use possession of a target's ID as a detention method during traffic stops.
I rather suspect we'll see begin to see stories of substituting phone possession if this becomes widespread.
Related... do "I've been pulled over" recorder apps continue to run while this is active?
- eli 5y agoThe intent is that you tap the phone on a reader and that it doesn't leave your possession.
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- dwaite 5y agoIn many locales they will not be able to retain a phone legally without court order because of laws/rights around search-and-seizure. Unlike a state-issued ID, the understanding is solidly that the phone is the citizen's property.
- crooked-v 5y ago> legally There's the problem. Cops do plenty of illegal things all the time. That's before even getting into how civil forfeiture exists as a massively profitable and federally-approved end-run around the Constitution.
- fay59 5y agoPeople need to accept that the moment you’re face to face with a cop, software isn’t going to restore accountability on the spot or give you an edge against an adversary that has the monopoly of violence. If your threat model is that you should be prepared for a cop to seize either your physical driver’s license or your phone, you should make sure you carry the one you care the least about with you.