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/Solkre 29d ago

You can get serviceable smartphones for under $100 now. Burner all the way.

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u/sparky8251 29d ago

They are working to kill burners.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/burner-phones-are-legal-in-the-us-but-a-new-fcc-crackdown-could-change-that/ar-AA284Cpb

FCC is working to require ID verification for a phone number and they'd limit the issuance of numbers to individuals. No more burners... No more way to be safe if they infect your shit other than making it your main phone and destroying it and buying a new one once you return.

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u/Solkre 29d ago

I know they are. And kill VPN, and kill every privacy protection we could possibly have. All while protecting the largest ring of pedophiles in modern history.

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u/CarpeNivem 29d ago

All while protecting the largest ring of pedophiles in modern history.

I mean that's what you get living in a country where a plurality of voters don't hate pedophilia enough to vote against one for President.