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‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone (www.404media.co)
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The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

Just another example of the Trump admin trying to intimidate protestors using whatever the fuck they can to bring up whatever charges they can.

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[–] 48 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I mean I think privacy advocates are looking to set a precedent. This case is perfect for us.

The officer was the one that wiped the data, so hopefully he'll loose his job. And they should be sued to pay compensation to the victim for the damages caused by lost data

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  • [+] -11 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    There's already strong precedence that destroying data after learning of an investigation is a crime. Doesn't matter to the courts that is via a clever trigger. If he knowingly provided a pin to an official that destroys the data then he's hosed. His only hope is if they guessed on their own.

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