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Jonathan Corbet (corbet@social.kernel.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 13:00:11 JST Jonathan Corbet

GrapheneOS has a "duress code" feature that will wipe the device if it is used in an attempt to unlock it. A potentially useful feature, but the US is now trying to prosecute somebody for having given the duress code to an officer demanding the unlocking of his phone.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone
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  US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system
  
  from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/timothy-pratt
  
  Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS
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  James Morris (jmorris@social.kernel.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 15:47:20 JST James Morris
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  @corbet how would they prove it was a duress code?
  
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