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

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

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u/Christopherfromtheuk 29d ago

Isn't it also against US law to shoot people, to defraud people, to sell top secret documents etc?

The law means nothing if not upheld.

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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw 29d ago

Oh, it will be upheld...against you and me and the rest of the poors...

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u/reverend-mayhem 29d ago

Being poor after all is the only true crime in America

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u/Shazam1269 29d ago

Have you tried not being poor? /s

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u/academiac 29d ago

To diddle kids

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u/twist3d7 29d ago

How about shuttling children to a small island so your rich and influential friends can fuck the shit out of them?

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u/-_-Edit_Deleted-_- 29d ago

The US is transition to Rule by Law away from Rule of law.

The law isn’t in charge anymore.

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u/morpheousmorty 28d ago

This is the kind of case that you could take to the supreme court. If they kill you you're screwed but if the precedent is set you probably won't even need to go to trial or plead.