Tunick provided a US Customs and Border Protection officer with a duress password, and when used to forcibly unlock a phone the duress password wipes all data instantly, cannot be stopped, and is irreversible.
Sam Tunick provided a duress password that, when used to forcibly unlock a phone, wipes all data instantly, cannot be stopped, and is irreversible U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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- Tunick provided a US Customs and Border Protection officer with a duress password, and when used to forcibly unlock a phone the duress password wipes all data…
Tunick ran into trouble after providing a US Customs and Border Protection officer with a "duress password," one of GrapheneOS' options for strengthening a user's right to privacy. Once used to forcibly unlock a phone, the duress password/PIN wipes all data on the device, including eSIM content. The process happens instantly, can't be stopped, and it's irreversible.
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- GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges cited evidence
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Origin: extracted from GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges · 2026-08-03 17:12