This matters a lot because people are constantly asking me if they should set up a duress passcode in order to fool law enforcement.
@evacide
If you're a criminal, it's better to have a duress PIN. You are able to destroy evidence that is more incriminating than the erase action itself.
If you're not a criminal, it's better to have a duress PIN, because the law enforcement is not allowed to search your phone without a warrant and you protect your valuable private data.
Since being criminal (or not) is an invariant here, you should use a duress PIN.
@nakal I see that you are not a lawyer, are not familiar with spoliation of evidence, and have not read the part of the article that specifically talks about warrantless border searches.
@evacide @nakal What if the non-criminal part is stated as a moral preference, i.e., 'If you're a criminal, it's better to have a duress PIN. You are able to destroy evidence that is more incriminating than the erase action itself.
If you're not a criminal, it's better to have a duress PIN, because fuck their warrentless searches.
Since being criminal (or not) is an invariant here, you should use a duress PIN.'?
@lwriemen @evacide They want you to call it warrantless, but in reality it's a blanket warrant.