US man charged with obstruction for remotely wiping his phone at customs

Samuel Tunick of Atlanta was charged with felony obstruction after allegedly activating a remote wipe code that erased his phone when federal customs agents seized it. The case raises questions about civil liberties and the legal limits of resisting border device searches. It is one of the first high-profile cases involving a remote wipe at a US border crossing.

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