US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by Georgelemental on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:38PM (#49064618)

A duress pin is useful if the cost of the government getting mad at you because you wiped your data is less than the cost of letting the government have your data. Whether that holds depends on your situation—for example, whether your phone's data could implicate other people that you want to protect

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by ziofill on Sunday July 26, 2026 @11:36PM (#49064935)

When talking about costs we should remember who is paying. Maybe overall the cost of the government getting that data is higher than the cost of them getting mad at you, but when a single individual is paying for all of it the equation might change.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by 8note on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:55AM (#49065622)

ultimately everyone is paying the price of reduced rights and freedoms when the government starts wanting to check your phone for wrong-think and harass unofficial enemies of the state

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by sqemo on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:57AM (#49065344)

I think it's a matter of personal privacy. You shouldn't show it to other people.

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