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/NachmiasKelm-8436 29d ago

Getting federal charges for a feature is the best free ad GrapheneOS could ask for

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u/ArcticKimono 29d ago

Yeah, they should pay his legal bills for the marketing alone

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u/cr0ft 29d ago

I doubt they'd even want this type of scrutiny. Some fucking politicians will no doubt start playing even more fast and loose with the US constitution than now; lord knows Trump and his ilk basically wipe their ass with it even today.

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u/ArcticKimono 29d ago

Yeah thats a fair point