Post #4069827

2026-07-24 18:08 UTC

The person's attorney said feds are using a rarely used federal statute, and security experts said they hadn't heard of similar cases. This raises fresh questions about constitutional rights and device searches at the U.S. border. Also: the DOJ's indictment had a notable typo. Read on for more. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search

Replies (3)

@frequencyfault@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 18:48

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social I use GrapheneOS, will continue using GrapheneOS for this reason, and once the data has been wiped detaining me indefinitely or charging me with obstruction for being a threat to national security won't ever bring it back. In the future maybe they'll be able to recover the data or hack Graphene, but currently, their best countertech can't, and I'm cool with that. Call me a criminal. Lol

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@WorldTravelerAll7@mastodon.world 2026-07-24 19:20

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social this is excellent. good for grapheneOS i had an idea where a person could select a finger, which if used to open the phone, would lock it down or delete the contents my thought was to use the middle finger so you could flip off the cops while wiping the phone

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@PetterOfCats@mastodon.world 2026-07-25 03:36

@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social “The motion said that the border agents claimed they did not need a warrant to search Tunick’s phone because he had not yet crossed the U.S. border. The U.S. government has long claimed it can search and seize people’s devices without a search warrant or court order until they are permitted entry to the United States.” Had not crossed the border yet… so outside the jurisdiction of the border agents… Seems like they admitted they had no jurisdiction.

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