Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops

Digital IDs in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet make it tempting for police to ask for phones, but the article argues you should never voluntarily hand your phone to an officer. It notes that California's digital IDs are for select TSA checkpoints and participating businesses, not police stops, while Louisiana and Colorado have digital IDs that can be used during traffic stops. Brett Max Kaufman of the ACLU says that handing over an unlocked phone creates a complicated question about the scope of consent. The article also says courts disagree on whether police can compel biometric unlocking, and that the Fifth Amendment typically protects passcodes but often not biometrics.