Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by djoldman on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @10:06AM (#26969510)

I'm less certain of the following but as I understand it: if the event in question involves telephone/fiber lines or airwaves, it's usually a shoe-in for Fed jurisdiction anyway because those are generally regulated by some Fed agency and/or travel at some point through Fed-owned, regulated, or operated assets.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by justaguy88 on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:00PM (#26972831)

I'm now wondering if it's possible to make a within-state-only messaging service. What would something look like that manages to avoid Federal jurisdiction as much as possible?

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by salawat on Thursday April 29, 2021 @01:02AM (#26977645)

Funny you should mention that. Look up the Texas power grid. Completely independent from the rest of the U.S. and has stayed that way despite some rather impressive drama w.r.t. the Midnight Connection Controversy.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by aitkenably on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:31PM (#26973139)

You’d have to take into consideration Federal lands within states where federal laws apply: National Parks, military installations, and other Federal buildings like courthouses.

U.S. jurisdiction is complicated.

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by djoldman on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:34PM (#26973171)

If your service sends signals from cellphones (radio waves), those are regulated by the FCC...

Fed jurisdiction extends in weird ways.

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