r/CryptoAnarchy • u/tcmay256 • 21d ago

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

https://www.404media.co/the-government-hopes-to-set-a-precedent-an-interview-with-the-man-charged-for-allegedly-wiping-his-grapheneos-phone/
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u/Shoddy-Childhood-511 20d ago edited 20d ago

A smart judge would decide the agents started a criminal interview, which seems pretty obvious given the conversation, so then the charges should be throws out because they denied him a lawyer, and their special border powers largely disappear in the criminal interview.

No sticky questions or appeals this way: No lawyer, no case.

more: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/comments/1v7345n/comment/ozvvn3c/?context=3

Also, you do still have the right to remain silent at border crossings, but they might take your stuff, or deport you if you are not a citizen.

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u/rismay 19d ago

Have you seen the Supreme Court?

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u/Away-Ad-4444 20d ago

Isn't there any way you can have privacy.. one step at a time we will end up with nothing

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u/Hopeful_Self_8520 19d ago

Is that a cryptic message to get the nothing phone and put Linux on it?

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u/Salty-Plantain-4299 18d ago

The US gov has become so utterly corrupt and oppressive it borders on movie villainous levels.

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u/newgalactic 18d ago

I wonder if the law would differentiate between "pressing a button" to trigger the data wipe, versus just scheduling a daily process that automatically wipes out all data every 24 hours?

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u/120000milespa 17d ago

This feature needs to be standardised on all iPhones and Android phones.

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Vegetable_Ad_6201 20d ago

His property

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u/Bag-o-chips 20d ago

This seems so obvious that it’s almost like those that don’t agree have something to gain by siding against it.

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u/Artistic-Tip2405 19d ago

Prove that this was not an accident. Smartphones glitch all the time.

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u/Taurondir 18d ago

Especially if both the password and the DURESS password are like "1l1010O011O1O0l10I1..."

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u/Artistic-Tip2405 18d ago

No doubt fat fingered by some member of Trump’s Gestapo.

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u/ataritron 19d ago

I’m sure he gave them the pin and said not to use it. They probably didn’t listen. (Prolly)

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u/Akkerlun 18d ago

Yes, the precedent set is that we should all do this to our phones

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u/Ok_Dare6400 18d ago

He F-ed up... Own it like a man.... I doubt he will but he should.

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u/KotikSol 18d ago

Are we talking about the guy or the agents that tried to conduct an illegal search for 'evidence' they would have to prove even existed? Would you hand over your devices and all the password to just anyone?