University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It
Samuel Tunick allegedly wiped his GrapheneOS phone before CBP officials could search it, in what has become a high profile civil liberties case. Now Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer to him.
Georgia State University has withdrawn a job offer from activist Samuel Tunick who allegedly wiped his phone before Customs and Border Protection could inspect it. Tunick is currently fighting a legal case in which he claims he wiped the device in response to political repression. The university rescinded the offer after Tunick delivered a "demand letter" to them, stating he faced a charge and was going through a politically motivated, civil liberties case.
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