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,”

  • db2English
    471·
    5 hours ago

    Good. Annoying to rebuild his phone, but better than handing it to fascists who don’t even have a lawful court order for it.

    • tabularEnglish
      15·
      4 hours ago

      Would you want the phone back after it’s been in their hands? I wouldn’t trust them to leave it alone.

      • metallic_z3r0@infosec.pubEnglish
        6·
        2 hours ago

        I mean yeah, might be a fun reverse-engineering project to look for any backdoors or other modifications to the device.

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteerEnglish
      20·
      4 hours ago

      In all likelihood they kept his phone and will retain possession until charges are dismissed. Get a burner phone and wipe it before going through security. I assume if they see your phone is “fresh” they’ll take it on suspicion anyway.