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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch

  • Zack Whittaker--TechCrunch
  • published date: 2026-07-24 17:56:26 UTC

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.

The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according to an indictment and media repor… [+4584 chars]