US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/

Feels to me like GrapheneOS did exactly what it should, passing the US border test with flying colours!

Funny part about this lawsuit: “With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,”

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6_Electrons@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 10d (2 replies)

Disable my ad blocker??? Nope

madeindex@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 10d (1 reply)

Techcrunch is asking?

borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 10d

Yup, same for me. It’s a full page blocker, not even just the little modal window that can be closed out.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 2 pts · 10d (1 reply)

And wiping your phone is supposedly illegal now?

Reddfugee42@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 10d

Destruction of evidence has always been illegal, but they have to prove it

reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 10d
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xianjam@programming.dev · 1 pts · 10d
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