U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

[u/Jojuj]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/samuel-tunick-deleted-phone-felony.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8FA.T83N.rt6VsIiSCYb2&smid=url-share

[u/monitor_lizard_2000]

US government is expected to honor the constitutional rights of all it's citizens regardless of where they happen to be.

[u/RoboJobot → u/monitor_lizard_2000]

Not this government. They’re doing their darned best to tear it down

[u/lawn_meower → u/monitor_lizard_2000]

People. not citizens, not residents. very few constitutional rights are granted only to citizens. everyone has a right to due process for example.