Post by @jnk@masto.es

2026-03-09 00:30 UTC

@kallisti @silhouette @malwaretech I mean you could just use an ol' boring ship if you want to have a lot of computers in international waters. The hardest part would be to transfer energy and data, but cooling would be easy af.

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@iampytest1@infosec.exchange 2026-03-09 05:28

@jnk Wouldn't it still need to fly the flag of some country, and be under that country's legal jurisdiction? If I recall correctly ships which don't fly the flag of any jurisdiction, or fly the flag of a country they aren't registered in, exist in legally ambiguous territory where some of the normal protections afforded to vessels might not apply.

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@jens@social.finkhaeuser.de 2026-03-09 05:31

@jnk @kallisti @silhouette @malwaretech I think power is the easier of the two, considering how much power is used on ships. 😃

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@rayotron@mstdn.social 2026-03-09 06:19

@jnk @kallisti @silhouette @malwaretech All of this talk about safe havens in international waters reminds me of Pirate Bay's attempt to buy Sealand then HavenCo's shenanigans there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

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