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[–] 59 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You know, since we are entering into a lot of legal weirdness here, how about this:

You give the cops TWO passwords. You tell them one is the duress password, and the other is the password that will unlock the phone.

Desperate and without a warrant, they try one. Wrong try! Phone is wiped.

In reality, both are duress passwords but they would have to prove that. (GoS only currently supports one duress password)

Yes, it's ridiculous, but everything about this is ridiculous.

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  • [–] 71 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Nah, write the duress password on a piece of paper and keep it in your phone case. Then keep your mouth shut. Let the cops find it and try it themselves.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Yes! Or even better, make it 1234 or your birthdate and let them guess it on their own.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    And what about maybe also adding in a friend or relative that's with you so that you can inform the cop that one of you tells only truths and one of you tells only lies. I think we're onto something here. 'Dispatch, I'm gonna need the Riddlemaster to come down here. We got another one.'

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