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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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Problem is if it's merely hidden they can seize the phone and get the data out somehow.

[-] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

Not in a temporary stop like that. They'd have to hold onto it for years until an exploit came out.

They can do that at airports

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