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US charges citizen for wiping phone at airport border

26 July 2026 · in 80 words

US charges citizen for wiping phone at airport border

Federal agents at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport sought to confiscate a US citizen's phone on January 24th, 2025; he now faces prosecution for allegedly employing a "duress password" to erase its contents. The government claims Sam Tunick used a GrapheneOS feature to destroy property to stop its seizure, a rarely used statute.

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