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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[–] 82 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Evidence of what?

What crime did this person commit that you needed the "evidence" on his phone?

This is as bullshit as seeing "resisting arrest" being the only conviction. You didn't have a legitimate reason to arrest, or you wouldn't have gone with "resisting", you would have convicted for that reason. If they were probably doing something illegal, then the conviction should be simple and easy, not "well we couldn't get the primary charges to stick, but when we broke his hand he fell, so he clearly resisted arrest and that's why he's in jail"

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Is there a court case? A legal warrant?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Believe it or not, currently, at the border they don't need a warrant to search your device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    You just casually carry that around on your phone?

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  • [+] -6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    No, fuck is wrong with you? That's like asking me "you just casually murder people?" in defense of someone suspected of murder.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Exactly. Show us your house, your computer, your phone... If you didn't commit murder and have kiddy porn, you have nothing to fear.

    Do you see the issue here?

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  • No i am wholly confused by what point you're trying to make, all i did was comment what the police said they were looking for in response to a question asking that.

    idk if the cops were completely lying, but someone asked for the context and the context is the cops said they were looking for csm.

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