Saying anything to cops without a lawyer at your side is generally stupid, even when you honestly believe you have not done anything wrong. It is not smart thing to "cooperate." I am a US lawyer, and I am basing this comment on US rights/laws; I don't know the laws in Sweden but I suspect the concepts are similar.
In the (US) criminal system you can almost never to forced to answer any interrogation questions, other than your identity. Virtually every lawyer would advise not to volunteer answers that may later be used against you. This advise is true whether you are under arrest (not free to walk away) or not. The only real (non-Gitmo) exceptions to this 'don't ever talk rule' are testimony on the stand in court and before grand juries. Very few people seem to fully understand this right to shut up. The only conversation with cops should be: "I have nothing to say to you [without a lawyer present]." The original post is correct in saying you should never intentionally piss of the cops, except to say you will not talk to them. In the US, this 'non-cooperation' can not be used against you, but anything else you say can be twisted out of context. In the US many, including so called suspected terrorists as well as Scooter Libby, have been convicted of lying to cops (a crime) when they voluntarily answer questions.
Even in the (non-Gitmo) military context, people are only required to give name, rank and serial number.
Things get crazy in the so called war against terror where different rules apply to non-criminal and non-military cases under George W's watch. At least as of today waterboarding for alleged hackers for info is not routine yet. Unfortunately, in the US the Patriot Act might allow authorities to secretly break in, copy his hard drives, and install a key logger.
If this were the US, and it was not, Edgarstad's lawyer could force the government to go forward with a speedy trial before a jury, typically within 30 days, or dismiss the charges. If the government case requires computer forensics and "talking to other countries" then they are unlikely to be able to move fast enough. If the government is really just trying to improve computer security (yea, right) then Edgarstad could be offered complete immunity for his voluntary cooperation, but again this should only be done through a lawyer.
It seems that this is going to create a huge demand for the Peekabooty browser that Cult of the Dead Cow was origianlly going to release at this year's defcon. If the feds want to be more intrusive, I want to be less cooperative.
P2P browsers seem to be great way to foil this big brother foolishness. Anyone with info on the ETA of Peekabooty's release?
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Saying anything to cops without a lawyer at your side is generally stupid, even when you honestly believe you have not done anything wrong. It is not smart thing to "cooperate." I am a US lawyer, and I am basing this comment on US rights/laws; I don't know the laws in Sweden but I suspect the concepts are similar. In the (US) criminal system you can almost never to forced to answer any interrogation questions, other than your identity. Virtually every lawyer would advise not to volunteer answers that may later be used against you. This advise is true whether you are under arrest (not free to walk away) or not. The only real (non-Gitmo) exceptions to this 'don't ever talk rule' are testimony on the stand in court and before grand juries. Very few people seem to fully understand this right to shut up. The only conversation with cops should be: "I have nothing to say to you [without a lawyer present]." The original post is correct in saying you should never intentionally piss of the cops, except to say you will not talk to them. In the US, this 'non-cooperation' can not be used against you, but anything else you say can be twisted out of context. In the US many, including so called suspected terrorists as well as Scooter Libby, have been convicted of lying to cops (a crime) when they voluntarily answer questions. Even in the (non-Gitmo) military context, people are only required to give name, rank and serial number. Things get crazy in the so called war against terror where different rules apply to non-criminal and non-military cases under George W's watch. At least as of today waterboarding for alleged hackers for info is not routine yet. Unfortunately, in the US the Patriot Act might allow authorities to secretly break in, copy his hard drives, and install a key logger. If this were the US, and it was not, Edgarstad's lawyer could force the government to go forward with a speedy trial before a jury, typically within 30 days, or dismiss the charges. If the government case requires computer forensics and "talking to other countries" then they are unlikely to be able to move fast enough. If the government is really just trying to improve computer security (yea, right) then Edgarstad could be offered complete immunity for his voluntary cooperation, but again this should only be done through a lawyer.
It seems that this is going to create a huge demand for the Peekabooty browser that Cult of the Dead Cow was origianlly going to release at this year's defcon. If the feds want to be more intrusive, I want to be less cooperative. P2P browsers seem to be great way to foil this big brother foolishness. Anyone with info on the ETA of Peekabooty's release?