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Friday, March 8, 2019
Nevada Bill Will Allow Police To Search Everyone's Smartphone
Submitted by MassPrivatel
For years the push to replace physical drivers licenses with digital
drivers licenses has relied one one thing; privacy. But all of the "fake
news" the public has been fed about their privacy is about to come
"crashing" down, literally.
A Nevada bill if passed would allow police to search everyone's smartphones.
Nevada bill AB200 allows police to search the phones of everyone involved in a car crash.
"An act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing a peace officer at
the scene of a traffic crash to use technology to determine if a driver
was using a handheld wireless communications device at the time of the
crash; requiring the suspension of the driver’s license of a driver who
refuses a request by a peace officer to use such technology; providing
penalties;and providing other matters properly."
Does anyone still believe that once a cop uses a CellBrite
to spy on your phone or discovers your smartphone's unique MAC
address that they will not track you in the future? If retail stores can
track customers MAC address's without a warrant don't you think police will too?
The bill states that motorists give up their rights simply by driving in Nevada.
"Section 1 further provides that any person who operates a
vehicle in this State is deemed to have given consent to the use of an
investigate technology device on the handheld wireless communications
device when requested by a peace officer at the scene of a crash.
If a person refuses such a request,the peace officer is required to
seize the driver’s license or permit of the person and issue an order
suspending the license or permit for 90 days."
What does this mean? If you are granted the privilege to drive by the government you agree to give up your Fourth Amendment right against being searched without probable cause. Do you still think America is the land of the free? Gemalto got one thing right,
digital drivers licenses are a "Utopia" for police and governments.
According to Merriam Webster, Utopia is "an imaginary place; a place of ideal perfection especially in laws and government."
If you think U.S. police will respect motorists rights and only
search your phone for just your drivers license information you are
living in an imaginary place.
Defenders of digital licenses will say Nevada's police are only
trying to determine if a phone was being used prior to the accident and
that is it.
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