I should add that wiping the phone is a good idea among worse ones in some situations. If you are gonna put people in danger and are willing to face the consequences. But, it's not magic. 

kepford

Feels like there is more to this story. But, I don't doubt that they will come after you like this.

And in many places it would be worse. Wiping the phone won't save you. Might save others or things on the phone from being exposed but the act of wiping or even having something like GrapheneOS installed will be used against you if the thugs want to use it.

Even with those considerations I still use it. I think many privacy hobbiest haven't thought this far ahead. IMO use a long passcode and shutdown your phone. This requires the code to decrypt the device and should give you protection and looks less suspicious to a judge.

Politics_And_Law

Man arrested for allegedly wiping his Google Pixel before a CBP search

Scoresby

> Feels like there is more to this story. But, I don't doubt that they will come after you like this. 

100%

And in many places it would be worse. Wiping the phone won't save you. Might save others or things on the phone from being exposed but the act of wiping or even having something like GrapheneOS installed will be used against you if the thugs want to use it. 

Even with those considerations I still use it. I think many privacy hobbiest haven't thought this far ahead. IMO use a long passcode and shutdown your phone. This requires the code to decrypt the device and should give you protection and looks less suspicious to a judge. 