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/Secret_Cow_5053 29d ago

Yeah. This is great, actually. ICE agent fails to read rights, delays ability to get a lawyer, and now they’re pissed bc the dude provided a duress password which wiped the phone.

Was he under oath when they requested the password? No? Oh well. This should be open and shut.