It is not the Graphene OS's feature that could land a man in prison, but a fascist government.

"Being prosecuted" is not the same as "being charged" or "being convicted." It could lead to prison time, but if he's a US citizen, the fifth amendment applies (which means you do not have to divulge passwords or information). The prosecution part is a fear and intimidation tactic being used by the fascist government, but whether it even goes to trial is another matter.

It's possible they'll get him on some obstruction charge, and while I suspect this will ultimately amount to nothing, it is nonetheless scary that a hostile government exists with this much global hegemony and is still allowed to use a paramilitary extrajudicial group with virtual impunity.

It's still better to have a duress PIN/password. You can still decide, if you actually want to use it.

In non-shitty countries no one is allowed to search your stuff without a warrant.

Oh... and "warrantless" is an euphemism for "blanket warrant". So be careful.

His attorneys say border agents repeatedly demanded access to his phone and told him they did not need a warrant.

Tunick’s legal team is now trying to have the evidence thrown out. It argues that he was questioned without being read his Miranda rights, that agents repeatedly refused his requests to speak with a lawyer, and that the phone search was an unreasonable seizure. His lawyers also say questions about child sexual abuse material were used as a pretext to investigate his alleged links to the movement opposing Atlanta’s police training center, commonly known as Cop City.

And that's why you always use a burner when going in or out of Nazi country, even if you live there.

I’m more concerned about this case setting horrific precedence for violating the privacy of a citizen.

We basically don’t have rights anymore as it is.

For example, would it be considered destruction of evidence if a defendant had written it on the back of the phone and the officers assumed it was the correct PIN? That’s just a hypothetical

What a good idea! Hypothetically. :)

Nazi country. These morons will start WW3...

I wonder if it'll matter who put the pin in the phone. If the officer put it then he just lied about that the correct pin is while not under penalty of perjury.

Reminder that there is no need for a duress pin if you simply put a 4h autoreboot, 6 number pin and a strong password