I think it's very important to make a clarification that this person wasn't arrested for using Silk Road per se - as in viewing, checking out goods, reading reviews, browsing etc.; they were arrested for importing narcotics, and either a) not having the common sense to utilise full disk encryption / any other frequently discussed safety-net-in-case-of-future-arrest method, or b) if they did utilise encryption, giving up their password for that, and possibly for their SR account.This is simply a case of stupidity / carelessness; nothing more, nothing less.It is an injustice that this person was arrested for buying drugs, but they don't have my sympathy - we live in very dangerous times where our personal freedoms are concerned; unfortunately, until a time comes when we are able to shoot down the laws that restrict and choke those freedoms, we have to take the necessary precautions to ensure that we remain protected from injustice. We live in an unjust world. Protecting our freedom is paramount. This individual was unfortunately unwilling to take the time to learn to do so.Let this be a wake-up call to those of you who are also lax about your security. We operate outside the law, and by doing so, though it is unjust, we substantially increase our personal risk relative to someone who operates within the confines of the law - you must protect yourselves; nobody else is going to do it for you. Learn PGP. Learn how to effectively utilise encryption. Learn how to be truly anonymous. Learn how to protect your freedom.In today's world of technological efficiency we have more time than ever to dedicate to protecting ourselves - but because we're so used to things being instant, taking an hour or two to learn how to protect ourselves, to many, seems like "too long". Freedom IS a natural right, not a privilege. A natural right, in a natural, equal world, cannot be taken away from you. Unfortunately, the system we live under deems the opposite to be true. To the propagators of this system, our freedom is a privilege bestowed upon us by them, which they feel they have the right to rip away from us when they consider us to be behaving inappropriately. We no longer live in a natural, equal world.We must ensure that that system cannot take away our freedom. Arm yourselves with knowledge. It is the best weapon you will ever possess.- grahamgreene