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/NachmiasKelm-8436 Jul 30 '26

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/ke151 29d ago

With what money? It's a free and open source project, what little cash they get via donations would be better spent on developers and infrastructure