I see this case as being no different from that attack on Phil Zimmerman in the 90s, except that Zimmerman is still a free man. Anaya did not "choose sides," h

I see this case as being no different from that attack on Phil Zimmerman in the 90s, except that Zimmerman is still a free man. Anaya did not "choose sides," he provided a legal service to willing customers without prying, no different from a cryptography expert who helps people deploy and use cryptosystems. This man was prosecuted to intimidate others like him -- other people who might make such modifications to cars. The goal was to ensure that such compartments do not become commonplace. Zimmerman was attacked in the 90s out of an effort to keep email encryption from becoming commonplace. If a technology makes law enforcement more difficult, the creator of that technology should expect to be prosecuted. Nobody "chose sides" in this case. Anaya is the victim of an vastly overpowered law enforcement system, one that has resulted in the United States having an order of magnitude more prisoners than any other country.