This Graphene OS Feature Can Get You Arrested

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Activist charged with felony after giving border agent “duress code” that wiped his phone

In what might be one of the biggest privacy cases in a long while, the government has decided to press charges against an activist who used Graphene OS's duress PIN feature to wipe his phone instead of complying with orders to unlock it for a search. This is a story with a lot of layers, but it's clear the government is testing boundaries. All eyes are on this right now.

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