Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone

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手机一键销毁数据的功能，竟让使用者面临联邦重罪指控。美国一名活动人士在入境时被边检要求解锁手机，他利用手机系统里预设的“胁迫码”瞬间擦除了所有数据，结果被控联邦重罪，本周第一次出庭。这件事说白了，就是有人给手机装了个“紧急自毁按钮”。正常情况下，你输入自己的密码解锁手机；但如果你被胁迫或情况不对劲，只要输入另一个特定密码，手机就会自动把所有资料删得干干净净，就像没发生过一样。这位活动人士用的正是这个功能，结果执法部门认为他是在故意销毁证据。这对普通人意味着什么？如果你也使用带有“胁迫码”或类似“安全擦除”功能的手机，就要清楚一点：在海关或边境检查时，执法人员有较强的搜查权限。一旦你触发自毁程序，可能被视为妨碍调查，面临法律后果。这也提醒大家，隐私保护工具不是万能护身符，关键在于了解不同场景下的法律边界——尤其当手机被当作“数字保险柜”时，密码和擦除功能都可能成为双刃剑。

In early 2025, Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he's facing federal charges. The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were "looking for anything that’s prohibited." However, Tunick's legal team alleges he was targeted for his activism. Tunick was involved with a group called Defend the Atlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as Cop City. What Tunick didn't know, according to his lawyers, was that he'd been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for "suspected terrorism activities."Read full article Comments