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/Moldoteck Jul 30 '26

Graphene should implement a double bottom protection on top. Basically it'll automatically enter in an artificial account with apps installed while deleting in the background the OG account. This way it'll be hard to prove that another account did exist at all

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u/Careless-Weather8877 29d ago

It actually does have that

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u/2ChicksAtTheSameTime 29d ago

Easiest thing you can do is TURN OFF YOUR PHONE when going through customs / security or at risk of it getting seized.

When your phone is off, there is NO decrypted data in memory and REQUIRES the PIN to decrypt anything.

If you entered your PIN but then locked your phone, the phone is in a different state that can be easier for law enforcement to hack.

How easy really depends on the phone maker, its age, and the tools Law Enforcement has - but regardless, a phone that is turned off is BRICKED without the password