The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
https://www.404media.co/man-charged-for-wiping-phone-before-cbp-could-search-it/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/115690920289666470
“it is uncommon to see someone charged specifically for wiping a phone, a feature that is easily accessible in some privacy and security-focused devices.”
isn’t this exactly what we’ve been trying to educate the public about when we teach about personal opsec?
