Rod HiltonJun 2, 2023
Just a friendly reminder that if you store your government ID on your phone and find yourself in a situation where you have to show a cop your ID, you'll have to hand them your unlocked phone to do it.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23745168/google-wallet-state-id-drivers-license-custom-cards
Google Wallet is getting custom cards and state IDs this month

Google Wallet users will soon be able to add their state ID or driver’s licenses to Google Wallet and can create a digital version of any card that features a barcode or QR code.

The Verge
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Jun 2, 2023
@rodhilton if on android: pin the app

the phone will stop going to sleep, but if you try and exit the app it will not let you. if you press the button it tells you to, the phone immediately locks.
Show threadRod Hilton
@CauseOfBSOD "unlock this phone sir" -the cop who doesn't give a fuck about anything you just said
Jun 2, 2023 at 6:09pmTusky
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Jun 2, 2023
@rodhilton basically you can take like 3 seconds extra to do this
Pin & unpin screens - Android Help

You can pin an app's screen to keep it in view until you unpin it. For example, you can pin an app and hand your phone to a friend. With the screen pinned, your friend can use onl

Show threadRod HiltonJun 2, 2023

@CauseOfBSOD how are you not understanding?

You hand the phone over, and they just demand you unlock it or unpin it or whatever, with some bullshit excuse.

And I love the concept that a police officer demanding to see your ID is going to afford you "3 extra seconds"

None of these technical solutions are adequate. You put your ID on your phone, and you give the cops a reason to take it.

That's a stupid thing to do, and no amount of Android settings will change it.

Show threadRod HiltonJun 2, 2023

@CauseOfBSOD Like I don't know if you've ever been pulled over in the United States but they *take* your ID.

They don't look at it and hand it back. They take it back to their car to run records. You don't have your ID during this time.

Which means, if it's on your phone, pinned or not, you don't have your phone. You suddenly can't call your lawyer or your loved ones, you can't be recording the interaction with the police.

DON'T GIVE A COP YOUR PHONE EVER HOLY SHIT HOW ARE PEOPLE THIS THICK

Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Jun 2, 2023
@rodhilton never been to the US tbh

also, this isnt the solution I would personally use - I would definitely stay with physical copies of ID - what if my phone is out of power?
Show thread[Yaseenist] CauseOfBSOD  Jun 2, 2023

@rodhilton

you can't be recording the interactionYou absolutely can. Have a camera somewhere on hand (idk, just make a habit of carrying around one of those pen cameras in your pocket - they double as a pen if you need one)

Show threadRod HiltonJun 2, 2023

@[email protected]

Yes. To avoid carrying around a State ID weighing less than 30 grams, you should store it in your phone. But to keep yourself safe, carry around a fucking video camera recording pen at all times.

I'm becoming convinced all replies from mastodon users are generated by AI trolls, ya'll can't be real.