--- title: A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a... description: Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta resident, faces a federal indictment after GrapheneOS's duress PIN feature wiped his phone when CBP agents entered the passcode he... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-grapheneos-privacy-feature-just-became-the-basis-for-a-federal-indictment-uzygexwbu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment | daily.dev og:description: Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta resident, faces a federal indictment after GrapheneOS's duress PIN feature wiped his phone when CBP agents entered the passcode he... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-grapheneos-privacy-feature-just-became-the-basis-for-a-federal-indictment-uzygexwbu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UzygeXwbu.png og:image:alt: A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta resident, faces a federal indictment after GrapheneOS's duress PIN feature wiped his phone when CBP agents entered the passcode he provided during a border search. Charged under 18 U.S.C. § 2232(a) for destruction of property to block government seizure, he could face up to five years in prison. His lawyer argues the search was politically motivated due to his association with Defend the Atlanta Forest. GrapheneOS has since posted a forum note urging users to carefully consider the legal and physical consequences of using the duress wipe feature. The case is ongoing, with written arguments due through fall 2025. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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