The foundation behind the ultra-secure Android-based OS is speaking out after an activist was indicted for using a ‘duress password’ to prevent federal agents from searching his phone.

  • TipRing@lemmy.world
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    If the phone is encrypted already you really just need to destroy the key. Of course then it needs to be reimaged to be used again which isn’t very user friendly.

    • Sidyctism II.@discuss.tchncs.de
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      From the gOS website description of the feature, thats exactly what happens. It also says that reimaging isnt needed, only the initial setup