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/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49853131

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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reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 26d (2 replies)

Tunick’s case also raises ongoing questions about what constitutional rights can be invoked at the border, which the U.S. government has long asserted is not U.S. soil until a person is authorized to enter.

haha

madeindex@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 26d (1 reply)

can't make that stuff up hahahah

dan1101@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 26d

They can't have it both ways.