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If a phone wipes itself under duress, is that protecting privacy or destroying evidence? (lemmy.nz)

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A recent case involving GrapheneOS's duress feature has sparked a debate about the balance between privacy and law enforcement. If someone is forced to unlock their phone, should they have the right to protect their personal data with an emergency wipe feature?

At the same time, critics argue that the same feature could be used by criminals to destroy evidence during an investigation, making it harder for law enforcement to do their job.

Where do you stand? Should operating systems include features like this, or do the risks outweigh the privacy benefits? .

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[–] Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 83 points 1 day ago

used to be they'd have to prove that it was evidence in order to say it was evidence that was destroyed

now they can just point at you and call you "terrorist," and that's that, nothing you can do

welcome to fascism