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A recent case involving GrapheneOS's duress feature has sparked a debate about the balance between privacy and law enforcement. If someone is forced to unlock their phone, should they have the right to protect their personal data with an emergency wipe feature?

At the same time, critics argue that the same feature could be used by criminals to destroy evidence during an investigation, making it harder for law enforcement to do their job.

Where do you stand? Should operating systems include features like this, or do the risks outweigh the privacy benefits? .

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[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I think that is a feature, at least for some phone OSes. Almost like a dual boot situation

Edit: I'm now thinking even the "wipe" feature as used wouldn't have raised an eyebrow if the phone didn't appear to restart. Maybe they can make it seem to unlock normally even when the distress code is used?

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