Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@anttim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anttim</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.uggs.io/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chris</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@ollij" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ollij</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/torvalds" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torvalds</span></a></span> which I think is kinda bad because almost all people didn't choose their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationality</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> and many juristictions (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>) don't allow people to do any kind of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/renounciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renounciation</span></a> whatsoever.</p><ul><li>Which <em>is</em> a problem even for those that fled said regime and in some cases (i.e. Iran) even their decendants by virtue of being their children (even if they ain't born in nor ever entered i.e. Iran)…</li></ul><p>I'd like to poin to several <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a>* from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> (some even working on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a>) that fled <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>'s regime which refuses to acknowledge their remounciation and would rather hatecrime them in their embassy for i.e. <em>living while trans</em>, but I'm not gonna namedrop them without their explicit consent.</p><ul><li>Same applies to people fleeing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a>: Pyongyang doesn't recognize <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reounciations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reounciations</span></a> and treats those who dare to re-enter with a new identity as spies and high treasonists. I'm not gonna elaborate further on what that means...</li></ul><p>IDK what <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rationale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rationale</span></a> is being abused, but by that logic they'd also have to yeet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sanctioned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanctioned</span></a> parties (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Huawei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Huawei</span></a> [employees]) from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> kernel!</p><ul><li>Or are <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span> sponsors <em>exempted</em> from such rules and decisions? What if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office39" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office39</span></a> or some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarknetMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarknetMarket</span></a> bought themselves a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sponsorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sponsorship</span></a>??</li></ul>