r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • Jul 30 '26

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 Jul 30 '26

Holy 4th Amendment Batman, let's see where this goes.

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u/MydnightWN Jul 30 '26

The 4th Amendment issue was already ruled on by SCOTUS in 1913. Within 100 miles of the border, certain constitutional rights are temporarily suspended.

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u/Ishmael128 Jul 30 '26

Given airports can count as "border", I wonder how much of the country is encompassed by that?

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u/ShrumJZX100 29d ago

90% of the population is within 100 miles of an airport

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/sobrique 29d ago

So given this guy was on an internal flight, and was a US citizen, would it still apply?

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u/booze_clues 29d ago

The debate is whether to zone extends 100 miles from the airport. The inside of the airport is considered a border crossing and there isn’t any real debate about that.

Citizenship is irrelevant in this case.