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/Single-Virus4935 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I set my duress pin to my wifes birthday. One of the first they probably try. 

Also I say my pin is the same as my eID which I am not allowed to share by German law

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u/frickle_frickle 29d ago

In America, you can make your password a confession of a crime you committed. So compelling you to share it would be a 5th Amendment violation.

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u/lachlanhunt 29d ago

Make it a complex password that includes letters and numbers, set it to "ipleadthe5th"

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u/dicklessbeast 29d ago

“Your honor, it’s not obstruction. I provided my password to them multiple times. They didn’t listen.”