Your phone holds a running record of your life.It can reveal private messages, photos, financial records and location history.
That explains why some people turn to extreme security tools.One of them is a secret phone wipe code that erases stored data when someone enters a secondary passcode.
However, using that feature during a federal inspection can create serious legal trouble.An Atlanta man now faces a felony charge after a special passcode allegedly erased his Google Pixel while U.S.Customs and Border Protection officers were trying to inspect it.
Prosecutors say he knowingly destroyed digital property that the government had lawful authority to seize.His attorneys dispute that account.
They argue that agents detained him unlawfully and had no valid authority to take the phone.The unresolved case puts personal privacy and border security on a collision course.It also shows how quickly a phone protection feature can become the center of a federal prosecution.New! Free live CyberGuy class: Protect Your Money From Today’s Biggest ThreatsJoin us Saturday, Aug.
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