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Am I old now? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The ID on the phone thing is weird. Like I’m gonna give my phone to a cop when they ask for my ID.

You don't do that. You present the cop a QR code generated on the fly by the ID app when selecting "show ID" (or driver's licence, in our country) that they then scan with their equivalent app or device. You don't physically give them the phone. At least that's the idea.

Like in many countries (traffic or street) cops here barely have a high school education and it's not unusual for them to be too stupid to be able to scan a QR code. So carrying your plastic cards with you is prudent.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Having an unlocked phone anywhere near a cop is a bad idea considering they can just grab it. There are stories of them using people's handcuffed hands to unlock phones with fingerprints against the wishes of the phone's owner so I definitely wouldn't put it past them to grab it out of your hand.