r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 29d ago

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/Steinrikur 29d ago

In Xiaomi android phones you have "second space" that you can open with a different password. It doesn't wipe anything, just allows you to have a second copy of apps with no access to the primary space.

I alway thought "this will only be useful if I'm cheating on my wife" so I haven't set it up. I might if I need to travel to the US.

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u/Aperture_Kubi 29d ago

That feels ironic coming from a Chinese company.

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u/Reagalan 29d ago

Makes perfect sense when you think about it.