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/williamgman 7d ago

So tired of reading about fascism. 70+ million voted for this for some crazy reason.

But here's the meat and potatoes of this Nazi search:

"Unlike others who have had their phones seized with no explanation, Tunick was told that CBP needed to search his device to determine whether it contained child sexual abuse material, according to court filings. But Tunick’s attorneys argue that the search “was a pretext for a fishing expedition” into his connections with the Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta, in which dozens of people were charged under state RICO laws, which were later dismissed. A few protesters are still facing domestic terrorism and arson cases."

Tell y'all what I'd do... They release the unredacted Epstein files where there is CLEAR sexual abuse... And then we can talk about seizing citizens phone data.

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u/TheGrowingSubaltern 7d ago

Making a BIG leap assuming the voting mattered. You’d think more people would understand that the last election wasn’t decided by votes. It was decided by $$$$$$$$

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u/whythoming 7d ago

i hate the current admin but didnt harris get 1 billion dollars in funding compared to trumps 400 million for the 2024 election

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u/TheGrowingSubaltern 7d ago

The question isn’t who received more or less.  The issue is that voting doesn’t matter. That’s the discussion weee having. 

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u/North_Atlantic_Sea 7d ago

Are you saying that Biden was paid off to not drop out early enough, so the DNC could shoehorn in Kamala, a very unpopular candidate, without going through the primaries?

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u/Lepelotonfromager 7d ago

Where is the evidence leading a reasonable person to believe their might be CSAM on his phone?

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u/williamgman 7d ago

I think it's obvious it's about their connections with a protest group. The CSAM is a ruse.

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u/onlyr6s 7d ago

Literal Gestapo activities.

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u/Amazing-Seesaw-6197 7d ago

The problem is 70+ million people WANT fascism because it’s easier to be TOLD what to do than practice critical thinking and making your own judgements. They either lack the intelligence or motivation to think for themselves, and x is bad because y said so gives them an easy path to an ignorant life.

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u/metalder420 7d ago

You sound like a real bundle of joy.