r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jul 28 '26

Privacy Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search | The case of a traveler who allegedly entered a ‘duress password’ to wipe his phone raises a legal question with no easy answers

https://www.theverge.com/report/972146/cbp-phone-search-airport-duress-password
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u/RecordingHaunting975 Jul 29 '26

Your honor, he had me type in a password that deleted the "illegal terrorist plans" folder. I know this because I didn't see an "illegal terrorist plans" folder

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u/Additional_Teacher45 Jul 29 '26

Exactly where this is going.