The U.S. government is using border searches as a means to access personal digital data without proper legal justification.

Spoke to @zackwhittaker about the case of U.S. federal prosecutors going after an American for allegedly wiping his phone with a duress password during a border search. First case I've seen, though I've discussed the potential scenario with at-risk folks. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/ #US #USA #dystopia #surveillance #privacy #GrapheneOS #security #technology #government #bordersearches