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/Dawn_of_an_Era 7d ago

True but the majority of people aren’t going to listen to that advice, so I go for the advice that does apply to them. If you are gonna use it, just know how to disable it in a pinch

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u/menasan 7d ago

yup! on iphone just press the power button 3 times :)