AIUI it was a speedbump for Ulbricht; didn't they need to ambush him in a library in order to ensure they had access to his laptop's contents?
(I mean, sure, it didn't protect him in the end. But it was a speedbump.)
(I mean, sure, it didn't protect him in the end. But it was a speedbump.)
Someone started talking to him while someone else snagged his laptop - a thing you and a friend can do to more or less anyone. It's not like people rappelled down from helicopters with guns drawn.
But, there are also other tools out there.