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RetroTechie 19 minutes ago [-]
Sounds like a good reason to use alternatives like GrapheneOS. It doesn't take a big % of users to let the "using it is suspicious by itself" nonsense wear off.
delfinom 3 minutes ago [-]
Not to worry, but big tech and government are slowly crafting laws that make non-big-tech operating systems illegal in the name of protecting children.
Quick reminder to my fellows that if you discuss this story here, it will end up immutable and available to law enforcement and, e.g., H1B eligibility deciders.
Dark forest
Cider9986 13 minutes ago [-]
Chills
ImJamal 40 minutes ago [-]
It looks like there are a lot of issues here on the government side, but it also appears like the protestor intentionally gave them a password that, when used, wipes the phone? That seems like a clear example of destruction of evidence.
JumpCrisscross 21 minutes ago [-]
> That seems like a clear example of destruction of evidence
If he was under arrest, sure. The cops claiming this was a routine airport inspection would seem to muddy the waters, at least.
bootlooped 10 minutes ago [-]
I don't think the crime of destroying evidence / tampering with evidence depends on what your status in custody is. If the police knock on your front door and you start shredding documents, that's still a crime.
Now, could that get tossed about because they denied him access to a lawyer? Maybe, I don't know about that part.
snypher 29 minutes ago [-]
Why do you think reporters would rather eat a contempt charge vs throwing their sources to the wolves?
verdverm 10 minutes ago [-]
You do not have to give them your pin, by law. They can use biometrics to open your device, which is why you should not use biometrics for device unlocking.
GraphenOS has a couple of settings, a distress pin that wipes the device, and a number of failed attempts that will wipe the device. If the person handed over their "pin", they didn't need to
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48994716
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Dark forest
If he was under arrest, sure. The cops claiming this was a routine airport inspection would seem to muddy the waters, at least.
Now, could that get tossed about because they denied him access to a lawyer? Maybe, I don't know about that part.
GraphenOS has a couple of settings, a distress pin that wipes the device, and a number of failed attempts that will wipe the device. If the person handed over their "pin", they didn't need to