Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border

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Commenters note the traveler used GrapheneOS and gave a duress PIN that erased data. A lengthy debate ensues over whether duress PINs should subtly delete data without detection. GrapheneOS developers argue that reliable wiping requires a shutdown and that stealthy deletion is infeasible against forensic analysis. Others propose fake profiles or boot loops, but the consensus is that such measures cannot hide deletion from sophisticated state actors.