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US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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You are wrong, read the article.
I'm not wrong. Border guards do not need a search warrant. The law is very clear on this.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2232
Laws can violate the constitution.. This constitution free zone bullshit started in the patriot act era.
I should’ve specified. I mean’t you are wrong on what he is being charged with, not that border patrol can search without warrants.
That's why I said (could be wrong) in brackets.
This guy is in a heap of trouble. He should have consulted a lawyer way before encountering border officials so he knew his rights and the law.