US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
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A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

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,”

  • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 day ago

    That’s it. I’m getting a burner phone if I leave the country.

    Edit: Serious question… what if you just wiped your phone and then restored it when you got wherever you were going?

    • JcbAzPx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 hours ago

      Given that the state of this guy’s phone would look the same as a burner phone, I’m not sure how that will work out.