[Xeoncross]

It also ensures that in the future all law enforcement and government agencies will have access to your personal device because "everyone's doing it" and why would you be the weird person that doesn't want to unlock it and hand it over for them to scan and verify everything?

After all, it's simple, safe and easy!

[noodlesUK]

If anything this will improve things if Apple/Google allow you to hand over the phone without fully unlocking it to present ID (and other stuff like proof of insurance). The cop would then have to go back to you and get you to unlock it a second time. If they’re using a home grown app, that doesn’t work.

[almost_usual]

Unless the government starts buying everyone smart phones an id card will be fine.