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The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing auth
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26 Jul
The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border
The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a "duress password" that wiped his phone when they tried to seize it at Atlanta's
REPORT · WHEN · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
24 Jul
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions
OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
28 Jul
Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?
A Georgia man was charged with a felony for allegedly wiping his phone while being questioned by Customs and Border Protection. Samuel Tunick had something in common with others
REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
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