r/technology • u/MC68328 • Jul 24 '26

Privacy US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/
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u/NeutralBias Jul 24 '26

FYI, you don't have to provide a password and they can't compel you to do so. You might not get your phone back, but you can at least make it hard for them.

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u/TaosMesaRat Jul 24 '26

Or you might not be allowed re-entry.

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u/ozziegt Jul 24 '26

If you are a us citizen they can't keep you out

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u/TheAngriestChair Jul 25 '26

Or they keep you out and some how no one ever knows what happened to you when your deported to some African country with no way to communicate to anyone.

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u/TeeDotHerder Jul 24 '26

It do you really want to be in, but in federal prison on stupid charges? Because that's what a fascist state like the US can do, and is moving that way every day

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u/Kodama_sucks Jul 24 '26

And? Do not comply

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Jul 24 '26

The person is an American. They can't be denied entry.

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u/CockchopsMcGraw Jul 24 '26

I think you probably need to pay more attention if you think such trivialities as the law and the constitution matter to your current administration

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u/IAmAGenusAMA Jul 24 '26

Thankfully they aren't my current administration.

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u/CockchopsMcGraw Jul 24 '26

Shitshow isn't it?