Post #4152812
2026-07-27 12:26 UTC
US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after #GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search
"The case centers on ... use of GrapheneOS, an open-source operating system that works on Google Pixel phones and lets users enter a passcode to #wipe a device clean."
"The wipe is now central to the case. Prosecutors are treating it as an intentional act to destroy evidence..."
https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us-prosecutors-charge-atlanta-man-after-grapheneos-phone.html
#security #privacy #US #opensource #FOSS
Replies (3)
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@piratzbrna@mastodonczech.cz 2026-07-27 13:50
@janvlug@mastodon.social To prove the guy destroyed some evidence, the prosecutors must prove some particular evidence was there. Good luck to finding it on the wiped device!
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@janvlug@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 18:27
Read also: https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/
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@giggls@karlsruhe-social.de 2026-07-27 12:31
@janvlug@mastodon.social Hm Wikipedia tells me that the right to silence is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.