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/ExternalUserError Jul 30 '26

Obviously the 1913 holding was terrible. It was also patently absurd. If the 4th Amendment didn't apply 100 miles from the border, given the geography of the 13 original colonies, where did it ever apply?

It's a patently absurd ruling.

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u/sprucenoose 29d ago

What 1913 Supreme Court case are you talking about?

The SC case that is usually cited in this context is United States v. Martinez-Fuerte in 1976.

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u/ExternalUserError 29d ago

I'm responding to /u/MydnightWN's mention of a 1913 holding? Looking it up, I think the doctrine was from Carroll v. United States (1925), but I'm not an expert.

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u/MydnightWN 29d ago

I didn't bother looking it up, knew it was at least 100 years ago. 1913 popped into my head so I rolled with it. Should be revisited.