GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search

GrapheneOS 为阻止美国边境搜查的数据擦除功能进行辩护

来源: pcmag.com | 主题: Privacy | 评论: 143

时间: on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @01:00PM

GrapheneOS is defending its duress-password feature after an environmental activist used it to wipe his Pixel phone during a U.S. Customs search and was later indicted for allegedly destroying property under government control. The nonprofit says the operating system is " completely legal ," cannot recover the erased data, and should not be weakened with encryption backdoors. Meanwhile, the activist faces up to five years in prison if found guilty. PCMag reports: In a post on Saturday, the Canadian nonprofit behind the operating system, the GrapheneOS Foundation, explained that the software offers a range of features to prevent data extraction. For example, one safeguard is the " auto-reboot timer " that'll reboot a locked device after a set period of time to put the data at rest, leaving

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