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GrapheneOS duress PIN could land a man in prison (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

It is absolutely true

It isn't. Check out United States v. Apple MacPro Computer and NJ v. Andrews.

Whether this is destruction of evidence or not will be a decision made by the courts

Regardless, the point remains that the subject at hand is destruction of evidence and not password compulsion.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    Check out United States v. Apple MacPro Computer and NJ v. Andrews.

    I did. To be perfectly frank, I think they are wrong. They even said that divulging the contents of your mind is protected by the fifth amendment, but they also say that noncommunicative actions (like entering a password) are not. So you can't be compelled to say what your password is verbally, but you can be compelled to essentially write it? Absolute horseshit.

    Anyway, you are correct that this is more about alleged destruction of evidence. Hopefully the court isn't able to rule on that at all due to the case being tossed.

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