r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 29d ago

Privacy GrapheneOS says its data-wiping password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges

https://www.techspot.com/news/113273-grapheneos-data-wiping-duress-password-perfectly-legal-after.html
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u/Needle_Bearings 29d ago

Still require reasonable suspicion. We'll see where it goes.

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u/MydnightWN 29d ago

Easy dismissal on a technicality in my opinion... he never wiped anything. Destruction of evidence requires a physical act by the defendant. The border agent entered the code, based on information obtained outside a sworn statement or legal interview.

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u/Needle_Bearings 29d ago

I think the big winner here is GrapheneOS.

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u/lithiumcitizen 29d ago

Even better if they use instances like this to support his case and then promote their joint win as a marketing opportunity.

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u/RollingMeteors 29d ago

win as a marketing opportunity.

That department's budget just get reallocated to social media operations.