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.
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
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.
your argument would be shredded in court.
He broke no laws, was read no rights and was repeatedly denied an attorney.
What was the investigation?
That’s the fun part… There wasn’t one, he just happened to oppose a very unpopular thing happening in his city.
Example?