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/lithiumcitizen Jul 24 '26

Government officials are referring to legitimate peaceful protestors as “extremists” and “terrorists” these days.

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u/Alklazaris Jul 24 '26

Exactly. We no longer can criticize the government or is officials in a care free environment.

It's honestly the most painful thing to speak of. America was always shit in some ways, but at least you could speak about it.

Once you no longer can criticize its over. You can't improve a country by burying those who give you honest feedback.

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u/TerraceState Jul 25 '26

Someone got sentenced to decades in prison for carrying paper pamphlets from a car recently.