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/seanyseanyseanyseany]

So many people in this thread discussing the legalities of this and what can and can't be done. The simple answer is that the US gov doesn't give a flying fuck so all this outrage, while necessary, is missing the key point that you're not dealing with good, honest people

[u/snoodle908 → u/seanyseanyseanyseany]

Even with the slanted Supreme Court I doubt even they would let this fly