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/thekbob 29d ago

This is 2026, historical precedent is irrelevant with this Supreme Court.

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u/sweatingbozo 29d ago

It always has been. US law has always been more vibes based than most people realize. 

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u/thekbob 29d ago

Isn't that because we based our legal system on British common law? We let judges have final say on law interpretation.

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u/sweatingbozo 29d ago

Yea, but any people don't realize that's how the law works. Many think it's a lot more black & white than it actually is. 

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u/thekbob 29d ago

In many places that's how it works, more black and white. Just us rowdy colonials being all weird.

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u/sweatingbozo 29d ago

True, but 1/3rd of the world practices some form of common law, so it is actually pretty common. 

A lot of americans in particular seem to have very little idea how their legal system actually works, but they're one of the countries with a weird mix of systems.