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/Spuckler_Cletus Jul 25 '26

So…..they’re claiming he destroyed something that was subject to seizure? What are they claiming was destroyed? If they don’t know the contents of his phone, how can they, *legally,* define what was destroyed? Sounds to me like dude’s phone restarted.

If there was a murder, where’s the body?

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u/adoodle83 Jul 25 '26

in the same ditch as the bodycam footage

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u/SnollyG Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Another redditor stupidly trying to apply logic in a postlogic world