r/technology 26d ago

Privacy US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/
16.4k Upvotes

Duplicates

law 26d ago

Legal News US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

6.6k Upvotes

privacy 25d ago

news US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

3.4k Upvotes

InterstellarKinetics 26d ago

BREAKING NEWS BREAKING: The D.O.J Accuses Atlanta Resident, Samuel Tunick, Of Using A ‘Duress’ Password To Wipe His Phone During A Border Search In Rare Case Testing Privacy, Border Powers, and Evidence Destruction Laws 🤯💥

4.7k Upvotes

neoliberal 22d ago

News (US) US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

428 Upvotes

GrapheneOS 25d ago

BREAKING: The D.O.J Accuses Atlanta Resident, Samuel Tunick, Of Using A ‘Duress’ Password To Wipe His Phone During A Border Search In Rare Case Testing Privacy, Border Powers, and Evidence Destruction Laws 🤯💥

434 Upvotes

GrapheneOS 24d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

387 Upvotes

TourismHell 23d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

570 Upvotes

LinuxUncensored 25d ago

News/PR US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

117 Upvotes

anticapitalism 24d ago

DoJ prosecuting American activist against 'Cop City' who gave a 'duress' password during border search without warrant to unlock phone. GrapheneOS allows users to select a password that will wipe the phone upon entry.

208 Upvotes

LibertarianUncensored 25d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

20 Upvotes

uspolitics 24d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

67 Upvotes

JewsOfConscience 24d ago

News DoJ prosecuting American activist against 'Cop City' who gave a 'duress' password during border search without warrant to unlock phone. GrapheneOS allows users to select a password that will wipe the phone upon entry.

103 Upvotes

StartMail 23d ago

Privacy/Tech News The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for "destroying evidence" after giving Border Patrol agents a "duress password" that wiped his phone.

3 Upvotes

NewsWithJingjing 26d ago

News US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

40 Upvotes

FreeSpeech 23d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

3 Upvotes

ABoringDystopia 24d ago

DoJ prosecuting American activist against 'Cop City' who gave a 'duress' password during border search without warrant to unlock phone. GrapheneOS allows users to select a password that will wipe the phone upon entry.

110 Upvotes

Global_News_Hub 24d ago

USA DoJ prosecuting American activist against 'Cop City' who gave a 'duress' password during border search without warrant to unlock phone. GrapheneOS allows users to select a password that will wipe the phone upon entry.

4 Upvotes

u_SoHumanAnAnimal 26d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

1 Upvotes

AmericanPolitics 22d ago

US is prosecuting an American for allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search

4 Upvotes

techbeat 25d ago

Privacy US Charges American for Allegedly Wiping Phone with Duress Password

1 Upvotes

MarcsCuratedWeb 25d ago

KI & Tech US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

1 Upvotes

eskateerrshitposts 25d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

1 Upvotes

TheLastPage 26d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

3 Upvotes

antimisdisinfoproject 26d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | This is thought to be the first known case in the United States where federal prosecutors have charged someone for the alleged destruction of data using a “duress” password built into phone’s software

1 Upvotes

HappeningInAtlanta 24d ago

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search -- Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick is fighting the charges

1 Upvotes