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Social Media LabJuly 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM EDT

"In charging a man for allegedly typing in a duress password which wiped his privacy-focused GrapheneOS phone, the U.S. government is trying to intimidate other activists from protecting their data and participating in social movements, Samuel Tunick, the man charged" 404media.co

Here's a bit more detail about this attempt at government overreach. "US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS" theguardian.com

For those interested in preserving their privacy. Here's a bit more about "GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices": discuss.grapheneos.org

GrapheneOS is a de-googled, privacy- and security-focused custom operating system that, ironically, runs mostly on Google Pixel devices. grapheneos.org