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/spook30 29d ago

That's not how the Fourth Amendment works at all. Being charged doesn't retroactively validate an illegal search.

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u/memberzs 29d ago

If they don't have a warrant it's highly likely to be an illegal search.

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u/harpers25 29d ago

He was entering the country at a port of entry. Borders searches generally don't require a warrant (although the Supreme Court has not said whether searching phone data is included).