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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search (techcrunch.com)
submitted 14 hours ago by madeindex@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

From the article

"The government’s indictment, which contains a typo (“Untied States Code”), accuses Tunick of allegedly providing a passcode to border agents that caused the phone to “delete the digital contents,” prior to the device being seized."

"When Tunick provided his passcode and the authorities entered it, “the screen went blank, flashed several times and the phone appeared to restart.” The authorities seized his phone anyway, before telling him that he was free to go and could enter the United States."

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yes, and only JUDGES are able to make that determination.

There is no stature in Federal or State law that says this is a crime, and no superceded precedent for this.