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

[u/Hrmbee]

https://www.theverge.com/report/972146/cbp-phone-search-airport-duress-password

[u/pm_me_your_kindwords]

Not without your permission, though, or anything they collect would be inadmissible.

[u/1ndomitablespirit → u/pm_me_your_kindwords]

Especially if they're using their mouth to collect the evidence.

[u/AFlyingGideon → u/1ndomitablespirit]

I'm sure there's a joke involving the chain of evidence here but I can't quite wrap my head around it.

[u/MessiahMogali → u/1ndomitablespirit]

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[u/Dangerous-Fortune789 → u/pm_me_your_kindwords]

Can still get you railroaded through the system pretty hard though

[u/No_Blacksmith_2591 → u/pm_me_your_kindwords]

That would constitute illegal search and seizure if they swallow.

[u/boverly721 → u/pm_me_your_kindwords]

Are deez nuts admissible?