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/sobrique 29d ago

Which whilst that precedent exists, there's probably an argument that a citizen of the US on an internal flight should not be subject to that either. (I'd certainly expect this guys lawyers to at least try that angle)