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by Otek 300 days ago
> I ask them to unlock their phone and hand it to me

Let’s say they do that. What would you do next? Go over their photos? Private messages with their so? And then what? Laugh at something that you found there? Would you feel then that you proved some point? I just don’t understand how this scenario would play out in real life

2 comments

The person would likely not want to unlock their phone and let you look around (hopefully) causing them to realize that privacy is important and they shouldn't give it up so easily
Not sure if you noticed but I assumed they will give you their phone, which is possible absolutely, they can do it just to prove a point
Maybe being asked to log into your banking and hand over the phone is an example worth considering.