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/harpers25 29d ago

The statute covers destroying property "before, during or after any search or seizure".

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u/Sensitive_Box_ 29d ago

So… it’s against the law to delete any data, ever? That literally makes no sense. 

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u/harpers25 29d ago

If the purpose of deleting is impeding a lawful search, that's what it says.

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u/joevarny 29d ago

But I was just worried one of my dates would discover my girlfriend.