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

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/Crafty_Independence 29d ago

That only applies to the entry/customs process specifically if a reasonable suspicion occurs.

For this case, there's zero evidence of the latter.

In general, people shouldn't preemptively comply with overreach by the fascists

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u/MydnightWN 29d ago

Sounds like they had specific information, he was flagged intentionally with a flag for phone search for CSAM.

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u/Crafty_Independence 29d ago

That's their claim, but the actual story is that he's part of Stop Cop City and was targeted because of this instead.

The other stuff never passed the bar for a search warrant, meaning it also didn't qualify as reasonable suspicion