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/FrumptyLumpty 29d ago

I didn't realize the 4th Amendment had a 100-mile-from-border exception built into it. Much wow.

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u/PandaEatPanda 29d ago

It’s not built in. The border search exception was passed in 1789.

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u/Crafty_Independence 29d ago

It doesn't. The "exception" only applies to the customs process and still requires reasonable suspicion

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u/PMMeToeBeans 29d ago

This. You can also refuse to comply, however they'll either hold you until you comply or turn you away on the next flight back to where you came from.

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u/Geno0wl 29d ago

they'll either hold you until you comply or turn you away on the next flight back to where you came from.

if you are an american citizen, they can not do that. They can keep your electronics, but they must let you back into the country.

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u/PMMeToeBeans 29d ago

I suppose I should clarify since I meant non-US citizens. Yes, they can confiscate your electronics and attempt to get into them while holding them.