Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting a case in which he allegedly wiped a security-focused Android phone before Customs and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. That letter, which Tunick shared with 404 Media, says he explained to the university he was facing a pending charge, which he describes as “an instance of textbook political repression, and a high profile civil liberties case.”

While delivering the letter, supporters held signs saying, “GSU sides with Trump,” and “Digital Privacy Under Attack!”


  • Mrkawfee@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    They are still liberals. Liberals are completely fine getting into bed with fascists when it suits them.

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      No, liberal is a discriptive term that means the opposite of conservative. What they are is Liberals, with a capital L, and short for Neo-Liberals.