University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It
Georgia State University rescinded a job offer after activist Samuel Tunick's GrapheneOS duress password wiped his phone before a CBP search.
Georgia State University rescinded a teaching assistant job offer to activist Samuel Tunick after he failed a required background check, a decision made with no stated written policy according to his department head. Tunick faces a pending misdemeanor charge stemming from a January 2025 airport encounter in which his GrapheneOS duress password irreversibly wiped the device before DHS/CBP agents could search it. Tunick, who has pleaded not guilty and links the prosecution to the Stop Cop City movement, delivered a demand letter with supporters asking the university to reinstate the offer and disclose its hiring review process. The case has drawn national attention to border device searches and civil liberties implications.
- GrapheneOS duress password feature irreversibly wipes the device when entered.
- Tunick learned a tracker was placed on his car and his phone and Gmail records were subpoenaed.
- University said the background check denial was a case-by-case risk assessment with no formal policy.
- Case has ramifications for when someone can be charged after a border device search.
- Vendors
- GrapheneOS
- Products
- GrapheneOSAndroid
- Victims
- Samuel Tunick
- Organizations
- Georgia State UniversityDHSCBP
- Countries
- United States
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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 Now Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer to him.
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