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Fuck the paywall

Grapehene OS Available on google pixels phones

.....and just what law was broken?🤔

Only physical screenings are allowed when coming in and out of the USA to check for dangerous hardware. They cannot go through your personal files, check your contacts, or read personal messages.

Of course he'll win the law suit but it will cost him $$$ Fuck trumps amerikkka

Oh noes criminal regime isn't happy :(

I wish him well but I can’t help but chuckle at his ingenuity.

👏👏👏👏👏

So very interesting. Sam will win.

Oooh, I gotta get that password. Their charge will fail.

Just another waste of our tax dollars, this can't stand up.

Where were the arrests when the Secret Service wiped their phones evidence regarding J6. New software updates....MY ASS! Crooked fuks protected that POS traitor. Anyone believe that was just a coincidence or bad timing wiping their phone systems as to who all was involved in the Secret Service?

Install GrapheneOS on an unlocked compatible phone (various Pixel 8-10 models are officially supported). It's one of the security features of GrapheneOS, an open-source foundationally privacy-focused Android-compatible OS. grapheneos.org/faq

Paywall.

Not the government’s property. Cheering Sam on as this proceeds through the courts.

This case has highlighted a major deficiency of American law. Our rights that protect us from government overreach mostly do not extend beyond the border. This must change and CBP needs to be reformed.

Wow, the police state is here.

The government doesn't get to follow the constitution when it is convenient. It applies at all times to all people. Whether the nazis like it or not.

Keeping your political views secret from the government; now there's a serious crime. George Orwell saw this coming.

Democracy is having a Mitch moment. We're hoping for a resurrection this fall.

And if it's not US soil...they don't have jurisdiction to demand anything.

The idea is ludicrous. Prosecuted for deleting data, what data exactly? Surely they could just do this if they do nit find exactly "what they want" on anyone's phone.

Government going after a private phone while it CONTINUES to use Signal, in direct violation of the government records retention act, government communications that BY LAW need to be retained, magically disappear, but let a private citizen protect his info and throw him in jail!?!!! Fuck trump!

Another 1000 miles down the road leading to the totalitarian USA.

The kind of small government conservatives always claim to support.

Welcome to FASCIST AMERICA sponsored by the Old Criminal and his THUGS.

He had every right to do this. PS: how do you set one on an Android phone?

What kind of idiotic organization governs this country? Does everyone have the right to protect their own interests, or have we already reached a point where we are destined to experience a repeat of Germany 1933!

Something, something, unreasonable search and seizure, something, something.

No problem. Samsung phones can be rooted as well. Sometimes creators will make OS for different phones, sometimes they stick to one brand. This Graphine OS may or may not be available for different phone brands.

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Bad decision on his part. He could have refused to provide the passcode, at which point authorities could have seized his phone (no basis for doing so required at the border). Having your phone taken would suck, though. If he really didn't want them to see data, he should have used a burner phone.

Brilliant!!

I think it is a cool feature!

Right.

If the customs station is not IN the US, then the government has no jurisdiction. Cop that!

Just disable faceid and fingerprint access & put an alphanumeric 12-digit password on it and tell them to get fucked, because you cant be compelled to give your password. If you’re a US ctzn , they can’t deny you entry. The most they can do, w/o prob.cause, is make a copy of your phone’s memory.

Best bet, go to sprawl mart, buy a cheapo smart phone, PAY CASH and get what's known as an e-sim card. That will allow you to travel without roaming fees and can be set to your destination country

Get it locally and then a SIM card for the country you are traveling to. There are articles about the what SIM cards are suggested. Only load apps you will need and travel related documents etc. do some research so you will get everything you need.

When I went to Mexico I left my phone at home, don’t bring a burner. Felt like my teen years before the computer in your pocket was even a thing.

Yes! There are online "storage lockers" that do that. Portal does, iirc...

www.legaltechdigest.com/news/legal-c...

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None of us do! Vote!!!

Teach us how to wipe our phones too please.

It’s all about intimidation! Who has that much money to fight the assholes in the doj?

Typically, pre-installed email apps use only internal data, but some 3rd party apps allow you to store email on SD card. Then, before you get off the plane, turn off your phone and remove the SD card? Alternatively, is attorney-client privilege limited to US soil? Yours could be interesting test?

Boycott your cell phone bill

The premise is that you don't have constitutional rights outside the border, and you can't cross the border without doing as they say.

He did not break the law because he did not damage his property. This is a completely frivolous prosecution. If I see my phone is running out of space and I start deleting songs and pictures, am I damaging or destroying my phone?

It’s not his fault they input his password incorrectly 🤭

👍 for having a duress password! Great job!!

Watch this news story significantly increase the awareness of and desire for a "duress password" or pin @developers.google.com @samsungmobileus.bsky.social y'all need to bring this to AOSP and One UI

This shit pisses me off. Did they have a warrant to seize his phone? Not likely.

And I hope he sues them for damages.

...for me, not thee

I got nothing to hide but love the idea of a duress password.

Hahahahahaha thats fucking hillarious

Time to build a gallows and hang all US Government members.

i'm victimized by not knowing technology. Society and the tech companies have failed us in helping people keep up. Fuck that there are not free digital classes more available in our communities.

How are the Epstein prosecutions coming along? Or are rape and child abuse less serious than having snotty posts about Trump?

It will be interesting to see what happens when this goes to court.

Yeah, good luck on that case!  I’m getting more and more disgusted with law enforcement in the United States. Agencies that are supposed to protect citizens and defend the rights guaranteed to them instead seem to do everything they can to undermine their own departments and break the law.

And exactly why is it illegal for someone to wipe their own property?

If you're ever in a situation like this then do not waive your right to a speedy trial and force them to seat a jury quickly. Then hope for jury nullification. Spread the word. #jurynullification

They can *charge* him but once the jury hears about the 4th amendment, that will be the end of it.

That part 👆🏽too.

He should sue them for property damage.

What next…?

I just don't see it. CBP can't prove that any evidence of anything was destroyed—that's apart from the fact any "alleged evidence" was destroyed by the CBP's own hand.

More creeping fascism!

Good luck making that stick!

Social media doesn't live on the phone. Can't we just delete the apps and clear local data/cache before going through customs and reinstall on the other side?

Since when is fighting fire with fire wrong???

What's the problem.. he owns the data, and he owns the phone. He did not wipe the phone they did

I hope Sam's government prosecutes the US federal government for this breach of peace.

I am very confused about this situation. It is illegal to wipe your own phone? What would make that illegal? Are they arguing destruction of evidence? But how would they know it was evidence? Quite confused.

If you feel safe from all this seizure, don’t be surprised when your name is called to ride to a camp. The incompetence of trumps WH makes so many mistakes happen.

Shithole country.

That should be a standard feature on phones bc ppl have so much PII on them. The guy searching your phone obviously doesn't trust you, so why would you trust him not to steal your identity?

But if my devices and my cloud is whipped how will I yell at strangers who don’t listen?!

We all need to be ready to take such measures, for our safety. Cops are not our friends and never really have been. Fuck those fascist pigs. 🐷

The government is just upset they look like fools

He sounds overqualified.

These days a duress password seems a very good thing to have.

youtu.be/otagSl7eYMs?...

so we're prosecuting people for protecting their own data now cool cool cool

The phone, and everything on it is his property. Does he not have the right to dispose of it as he sees fit? It would be one thing if he had already been charged and was disposing of evidence. But the destruction in this case is the charge?

They don't have the right to seize his phone in the first place. Goddamn fascists need to be in prison.

The US can subpoena the carrier if they really need the info. No one has to surrender their phone without a warrant.

Thankyou for your service

WTF!!!!!

The border of Russia?¿ If US, what possible charge can that be??? Do we need to issue a copy of the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights to ice thugs??? Apparently, they must've gone to "private" school! Imagine if they had an SAT SCORE requirement! We wouldn't have to worry about ice thugs!!!

We used to have freedom of speech. I thought we did. Maybe.

well, donnie is pretty concrete

Rather, my rights don't exist until I secure said permissions?

Tunick has the right to a " duress" password... it is his phone, not their's.

Not anymore

I just learned about "constitutional sheriffs" (yea that's sheriffs who decide what is constitutional and what isn't, themselves) and yea our law enforcement is a mess beyond repair. We need to revamp the whole justice system so it actually takes victims into account.