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US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

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US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 21 days ago
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US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search
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The case centers on Tunick's use of GrapheneOS, an open-source operating system that works on Google Pixel phones and lets users enter a passcode to wipe a...

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  • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    21 days ago

    So the issue is that he entered a code that wiped his data, but what is he entered a code that opened a dummy profile?

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      • obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app
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        as soon as it’s unlocked, they hook it up to cellbrite, which will detect all the profiles.

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            gonna have to be quick. as soon as it’s unlocked, they’re going to hook it up to USB. now, having the duress password completely disable the USB port too, now we’re getting somewhere.

            • monk@lemmy.unboiled.info
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              It’s not even enabled by default in GrapheneOS, is it?

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      The officer typed the code. Prison seems a bit much, but I do hope he looses his job and has to pay compensation to the victim

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        The officer typed the code.

        The law doesn’t split hairs like a child.

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