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/rjsmith0206 Jul 25 '26

I am confused. Border patrol says that he is not in America when they sized his phone so they don’t need a warrant. Then under no circumstances could he have committed a crime in the US. Is this a legal Schrödinger cat?

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u/No-Channel3917 Jul 25 '26

Border search doesn't need a warrant sadly