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Police want the password to your phone (reason.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting idea!

A bit different, is the Duress Password from GrapheneOS:

GrapheneOS provides users with the ability to set a duress PIN/Password that will irreversibly wipe the device (along with any installed eSIMs) once entered anywhere where the device credentials are requested (on the lockscreen, along with any such prompt in the OS).

The wipe does not require a reboot and cannot be interrupted.

Features: Duress - GrapheneOS.org

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I am not a lawyer, always consult with a lawyer in your local jurisdiction.

I believe giving a duress password to the police, which destroys data, will definitely be a crime, destruction of evidence at the minimum. Or obstruction.

I'm all for having a duress code, I just want to be clear about the trade-offs

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

The burden is on them to prove that I didn't confuse my two passwords accidentally. I have SO many passwords, officer. Silly me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago

i tried to share an article from a decade ago of a man who used a defense like this and the judge held him jail in contempt for several years; but both the internet or i have have a short memory and my only point was to be prepared to spend a couple of years behind bars if you do this and have a shitty judge (like most are).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago

Only in theory... most likely they will load you up with at least 5 federal charges and offer you a Faustian plea bargain where you admit guilt to avoid a lifetime in jail.

Now if you had a list of codes in your wallet, one of which was a duress code... it's not your fault they tried the code while you exercise your right to remain silent.