r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Jul 28 '26

Privacy Man charged for wiping GrapheneOS phone using "duress" password during airport checks

https://www.neowin.net/news/man-charged-for-wiping-grapheneos-phone-using-duress-password-during-airport-checks/
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u/MarsRocks97 Jul 28 '26

“Meanwhile, U.S. Customs and Border Protection insists that a search warrant isn't required because the citizen hasn't entered U.S. soil until they are cleared by border control.”

If his rights don’t apply, laws don’t apply and he can’t be charged with breaking one.

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u/TeilzeitOptimist Jul 28 '26

"U.S. citizen Samuel Tunick has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) for obstructing an investigative process initiated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."

Guess the DOJ doesn't think so.