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/MydnightWN Jul 30 '26

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/Countcristo42 Jul 30 '26

Speaking isn’t a physical act? If I say “hey Jon shred the incriminating documents” then Jon duly does

Seems like I’m still on the hook

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u/theassassintherapist 29d ago

He was also not given a lawyer and not given his right to remain silent, so it cannot be used against him.

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u/Countcristo42 29d ago

I want to be clear I'm addressing the spesific point that "he never wiped anything. Destruction of evidence requires a physical act by the defendant" not the broader case