A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone's Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Privacy,Atlanta,Customs And Border Protection,Activism,Georgia,Border Patrol,Technology
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It sounds like something that James Bond would use: a gadget that self-destructs if it falls into the wrong hands. But it's actually an open-source operating system that can be downloaded onto Android phones.
Federal prosecutors in Atlanta are bringing an obstruction charge against a U.S. citizen who gave customs officers what is known as a duress passcode, which activated software that erased the contents of his phone.
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