Privacy software firm GrapheneOS defended its operating system as « completely legal » and constitutionally protected, as the first U.S. prosecution involving one of its features moves through the courts. Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta activist, faces charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2232 for allegedly entering a duress code that wiped his Google Pixel during a warrantless border search in January 2025. The activist has pleaded not guilty and faces up to five years in federal prison. His public defender noted that Homeland Security officers could have sought a warrant but did not, adding that this is only the second prosecution ever brought under the statute. A judge is expected to rule on his motion to suppress evidence no earlier than the end of October.
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