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alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops: Digital IDs make it tempting to leave your driver’s license at home — but that’s a dangerous risk.

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Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops: Digital IDs make it tempting to leave your driver’s license at home — but that’s a dangerous risk.

www.theverge.com

alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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    If you have an iPhone, you tap the power button 5 times to make an emergency call, after that cancel it and the PIN is required to open the phone.

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      Or hold the power button and any volume button for 3 seconds. Same result.

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