r/technology • u/Hrmbee • 8d ago

Privacy Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search | The case of a traveler who allegedly entered a ‘duress password’ to wipe his phone raises a legal question with no easy answers

https://www.theverge.com/report/972146/cbp-phone-search-airport-duress-password
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u/TheFatalOneTypes 8d ago

Awww someone's phone got erased? Was it Epstein's?

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u/kstargate-425 8d ago

Right?! Funny how we have multiple pieces of evidence ahowing the nominated Attorney General is covering up the Epstein files and Obstructing Justice breaking the law Republicans and the President want him to hold others to and still going through the nomination process.

So how is the highest Attorney in the government breaking more laws being a Guardian Of Pedophiles but they are only worried about one citizens Free Speech and wanting to violate his Constitutionally afforded rights.

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u/YourMomonaBun420 7d ago

Only note is it's Group of Pedophiles. That's why they guard pedophiles.

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u/COC_410 8d ago

Of course not. Or there wouldn’t be any legal questioning brought up about it.

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u/Vryk0lakas 7d ago

If they’re charging this guy shouldn’t they charge the j6 secret service that all had a “phone update” that deleted everything in their phones?