University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It
Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could search it. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at [email protected] told 404 Media he was supposed to start his Teaching Assistant job on August 25. Then six hours before his first lab, Tunick received an automated email saying he had not passed the required background check.
- ▪Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could search it.
- ▪Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at [email protected] told 404 Media he was supposed to start his Teaching Assistant job on August 25.
- ▪Then six hours before his first lab, Tunick received an automated email saying he had not passed the required background check.
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| Publication time | Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:38 GMT |
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Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could search it. The case, which 404 Media first covered and has now received widespread and national attention, has important ramifications for privacy and when someone can still be charged with an offense even if authorities don’t have suspicion of any specific crime.Earlier this month, activist Samuel Tunick and a group of supporters delivered a “demand letter” to the university.
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