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Good to see he definitely violated US law. If I had created “Kronos” I sure as fuck would not head to defcon, but then I’m too paranoid to even download Tor, l

Good to see he definitely violated US law. If I had created “Kronos” I sure as fuck would not head to defcon, but then I’m too paranoid to even download Tor, let alone put myself on the radar of the FBI. His arrest proves my thoughts for a while; the US is not a safe place to travel to - the legal system will destroy you should you be accused of any crime, and as a foreign person you have even fewer rights than a US citizen. Finally even if “perfect” digital information exists, all of that can be faked perfectly and it’s certainly something I would think about doing (having a patsy) if I were in the position of creating something like this.

Jtsummers 9y ago
The expressions "arrested for X" is not a statement of guilt or innocence regarding crime X. It's a factual statement about why someone was arrested. Maybe you're not a native speaker of American English, but it's a typical expression and doesn't, on its own, imply judgement. I'm honestly surprised by this reaction to his arrest. He may turn out to be innocent, but it's not like US authorities are grabbing random foreigners off the streets and applying arbitrary charges here. They (per the reporting so far) have evidence connecting him to Kronos in a criminal way (not as a researcher). He's in the US. They have enough to believe they can charge him and prove their case. Why would they not arrest him? Your country would almost certainly do the same to any foreigner who they believed violated their laws and still entered your country.