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Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone
Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick faced federal charges after using GrapheneOS's duress deletion feature on his phone when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents demanded access upon his return to the country. Tunick, who was involved with Defend the Atlanta Forest opposing the construction of a police training facility, allegedly was on a watch list and targeted for detention on suspicion of terrorist activities. His legal team contests the government's characterization of the stop as routine secondary interrogation, arguing it was pretextual surveillance based on his activism.
Why it matters: Practitioners and security researchers should understand how device encryption and duress features interact with law enforcement powers at borders, as well as the legal risks of activism-related surveillance and the government's expanding use of watch lists for domestic protest activities.
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government policy
Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone
Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick faced federal charges after using GrapheneOS's duress deletion feature on his phone when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents demanded access upon his return to the country. Tunick, who was involved with Defend the Atlanta Forest opposing the construction of a police training facility, allegedly was on a watch list and targeted for detention on suspicion of terrorist activities. His legal team contests the government's characterization of the stop as routine secondary interrogation, arguing it was pretextual surveillance based on his activism.
Why it matters: Practitioners and security researchers should understand how device encryption and duress features interact with law enforcement powers at borders, as well as the legal risks of activism-related surveillance and the government's expanding use of watch lists for domestic protest activities.
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- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker