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Zakyesterday at 12:41 AM1 replyview on HN

That wipes all the data on the device and requires logging back in to accounts. It seems to me that's high enough friction to resist most coercion.


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silver_sunyesterday at 12:59 AM

Isn't app data, photos etc. usually synced with the Google account? Besides, Google claims that the scammers are using social engineering to create a feeling of panic and urgency, so I think the victim would be willing to reset and log in to the accounts again in such a frame of mind.

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