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U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/samuel-tunick-deleted-phone-felony.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.T83N.rt6VsIiSCYb2&%3Bsmid=url-share
I think what he did was brave and I think there’s a good chance he loses this, and I think the guilty verdict will be really unpopular
Jury nullification is a thing for reason.
Someone has to fall on their sword to get important issues brought before the supreme court but I wouldn’t get my hopes up with this court.
Replying to @EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app
I’m inclined to think he’s going to get away with it, but more because of the circumstances under which he provided the password, as in prolonged detention where he was specifically denied access to a lawyer.
That would (very pleasantly) surprise me in the current political climate