American activist charged after phone wiped during airport search in ‘entirely unprecedented’ case

An American activist is facing prosecution for allegedly using Canadian software to wipe the contents of his phone during an Atlanta airport search in a case legal experts describe as 'troubling' and 'entirely unprecedented.'

Sam Tunick has been accused of destroying evidence after using GrapheneOS to erase the contents of his device, but his defense argues the case is retaliation for his opposition to the construction of a police training center

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.