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American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border
American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border Search Gets Felony Charges
TL;DRMan faces felony charges for using a self-destruct phone password during border search.
Why it matters: Sets precedent on encryption rights vs. government search authority at borders.
Federal prosecutors have charged activist Samuel Tunick with obstruction after he gave Customs and Border Protection officers a duress passcode that wiped his GrapheneOS-powered Pixel during a border search. "His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal…
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