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GrapheneOS duress PIN could land a man in prison
(www.androidauthority.com)
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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2026
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My understanding is you can't actually be forced (legally) to give up your phone's PIN or password as part of a police search, because it violates the 5th amendment against self-incrimination, even at the border. Now will they still find a way to fuck up your day if you refuse to unlock your phone, sure, but I feel like saying "I have a right under the 5th Amendment to not reveal my password" is going to be a lot easier to defend than "I intentionally wiped/locked/bricked my phone when you asked to look through it."
According to the article, this guy's legal team claims he did, in fact, tell them they should show a search warrant, and he won't talk without a lawyer.
But they were ignoring those requests, and pressuring him further till he realized it's a lost cause, and handed them over the Duress pin