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As much as this article contains very little information,this sounds very much like something the US will do.

Whenever someone has to be the butt of some global joke .....somehow the US has to be the one to step up. Taking someone into custody for 18 hours without giving the family or press any information. How different is this from Iran or North Korea?

Two things could've happened here IMO. They asked for the domain to turned over to them and were politely refused, or they're about to punish an accidental hero for white hat work/previous black hat work not related to WannaCry

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Who’s to say he didn’t call his family? The linked article cites a “close personal friend” who has been in contact. The fact they didn’t give a heads up to random reporters and Twitter users after arresting someone isn’t scandalous.

>Taking someone into custody for 18 hours without giving the family or press any information. How different is this from Iran or North Korea?

Most countries don't give the press information. Why do you believe his family or a lawyer hasn't been contacted?

You called it

In Iran and NK detention without rights is an institutionalized practice. In US if you deny them a phone call immediately, you just threw away your own case.

... unless "national security" is cited

The patriot act (amazing name) invalidated that statement. Not sure if it applies in this specific case.

The full name of the "USA PATRIOT" act:

> Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

just say "national security" and all things are permitted.

You watch too much tv

>> this sounds very much like something the US will do.

As an American this sounds very much like something many, many, many countries around the world would do.

Many, many countries are brutal, totalitarian dictatorships. Doesn't mean we have an excuse to sink to their level.

I couldn't imagine this story coming from, say, Germany or Sweden.

Pretty sure Sweden has a certain Australian that, according to many on this site, they've been very unfair to.

That has been because of US pressure too...

He isn't even in Sweden.

Yes, well aware of that.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-piratebay-idUSKBN0E...

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/22/julian-assange-swede...

The first article is about Peter Sunde. Another TPB founder, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was treated even worse, being held in solitary confinement for months before his trial. Which sadly happens way too often.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?Ne...

> Among the issues discussed during the session:

> [...] excessive length of pre-trial detention [...] wide use of solitary confinement

Omitting the really bad ones, can you give a few examples so I know where I definitely don't want to live?

There are websites that track these things. Here's one: http://www.vexen.co.uk/countries/best.html

"We're as good as Burma!" isn't saying much.

I'm thinking some people are misunderstanding the point of my statement and assuming things.

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