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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by ytoawwhra92 on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:02AM (#49065364)
Not required at an airport, for whatever reason.
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by bubblethink on Monday July 27, 2026 @03:46AM (#49066320)
The constitution doesn't disappear at the airport. The man is a US citizen. He could have remained silent, and they would eventually have let him in.
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by ytoawwhra92 on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:32AM (#49068022)
Relevant reading for you: https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-...

And no, they wouldn’t have denied him entry, but they would have seized his device.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by 3form on Monday July 27, 2026 @03:04AM (#49066025)
I enjoy the funny implication it creates, that then perhaps if you're entering US in 2026 it means there's something wrong with you.
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by inigyou on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:46AM (#49065571)
The reason is anti-immigration
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