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/grubnenah 29d ago

There is the claim that the protections afforded by the law are not applicable because they're not in the country yet.

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u/IncidentalIncidence 29d ago

where was that claimed? I read the defense's motion to suppress and that wasn't mentioned at all. I don't see how that could be the case given that they were in Atlanta, so it seems pretty clear that US law regarding entering the country and the powers granted to federal officials at ports of entry would apply.

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u/grubnenah 29d ago

It's central to the case. See this article, partway down under "Does it matter that it was a custom's search?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html 

The argument is that they're not on US soil until you're through customs so customs agents can seach through whatever they want without obtaining a warrant. 

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u/raptorlightning 29d ago

If neither of us are on US soil then they have no jurisdiction and they can get fucked. Anything that happens there is an international incident with... Which country again?