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All the people suggesting a "duress mode" would solve this issue need to wake up. For as long as it's not illegal to force people to open up their phones at th
by fny 10y ago
All the people suggesting a "duress mode" would solve this issue need to wake up.
For as long as it's not illegal to force people to open up their phones at the border, you are not under duress. In fact, the government could even warp the situation to where you'd be commiting perjury by showing a fake screen.
Unfortunately, we can't solve this problem through technology: we need to convert the broader public and fight to make the representatives we elect work for the people.
- wheelerwj 10y agowhile i disagree on your point sbout duress, you are absolutely correct about this being a legislative issue, not a technology one.
- fny 10y agoLegally, duress is defined as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise would not [or would]". Key word there is unlawful. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has upheld that searching and seizing your device at the border without suspicion or warrant is lawful if done for the public interest. [0] (Insane, no?) Now want to become a purjure? Just sign a form declaring you're giving agents access, and then dump them on a fake screen. [0]: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/12/law-enforcement-uses-border-search-exception-fourth-amendment-loophole https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/12/law-enforcement-uses-b...