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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by cortesoft on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:11PM (#49072637)
> just log out of everything before you fly and throw away your device after they have had access to it, it's now compromised.

I get what you are saying, but this is incredibly expensive and not really practical for most people.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by fn-mote on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:26PM (#49072842)
> not really practical for most people

Evaluate your threat model and the chance that a wipe and reinstall of the OS will be insufficient protection.

If you were targeted, you may have some tough choices. Might as well think about them ahead of time.

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