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		nkvoll on March 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable .local seems to be safe for now

ihsw on March 6, 2012 [–]

.local conflicts directly with the mDNS protocol (used by Apple Bonjour and Linux Avahi service-discovery systems).

.is, however, is managed by Iceland. Iceland has been positioning itself as a haven for organizations concerned about free-speech and broad-sweeping censorship.

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