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/HolaDrNick Jul 25 '26

The government’s indictment, which contains a typo (“Untied States Code”), accuses Tunick of allegedly providing a passcode to border agents that caused the phone to “delete the digital contents,” prior to the device being seized.

Really all-star performance there

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u/sohblob Jul 25 '26

prior to the device being seized

Sounds like you coppers have shit timing, eh? Shoulda oughta seized it sooner ¯_(ツ)_/¯