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US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 86 points 17 hours ago (14 children)

A duress PIN should load a normal looking phone so the dumb cops think you complied. Hide the wipe behind texts from your mom and emails from work.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

But what about the spam emails your wife accidentally signed you up for ????

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

And a bunch of random apps for restaurants that you installed to get a discount

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