The royal prerogative of mercy and the nightmare of blockchain: Project Servator. I feel no longer safe in London

This paper posits that the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (2023) represents a fundamental departure from the constitutional settlement established by the Magna Carta (1215). The author argues that by mandating age assurance measures that necessitate de facto identity verification, the State has bypassed the Principle of Legality and the Right of the Threshold. Utilizing a forensic analysis of cryptographic standards (specifically SEC1), the paper suggests that modern "administrative governance" through private-sector intermediaries creates a "structural trap" that mandates the loss of anonymity without explicit Parliamentary authorization. Furthermore, the author explores the "State of Exception" created when automated surveillance enters the domestic sphere, arguing that such intrusions are ultra vires as algorithms lack the legal personhood required to exercise "lawful judgment." The paper concludes by examining the psychological and social implications of "Digital Outlawry," where the citizen’s identity is encoded into a permanent, merciless ledger, effectively nullifying the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. Jurisdictional Collision that terminated 10 years of financial stability. The use of an Isle of Man (IOM) Barclays account against a German/EU Amex profile creates a Non-Symmetric Data State.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-01-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18394156
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The royal prerogative of mercy and the nightmare of blockchain: Project Servator. I feel no longer safe in London

Swen Werner
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
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The royal prerogative of mercy and the nightmare of blockchain: Project Servator. I feel no longer safe in London

Swen Werner
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Abstract

This paper posits that the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (2023) represents a fundamental departure from the constitutional settlement established by the Magna Carta (1215). The author argues that by mandating age assurance measures that necessitate de facto identity verification, the State has bypassed the Principle of Legality and the Right of the Threshold. Utilizing a forensic analysis of cryptographic standards (specifically SEC1), the paper suggests that modern "administrative governance" through private-sector intermediaries creates a "structural trap" that mandates the loss of anonymity without explicit Parliamentary authorization. Furthermore, the author explores the "State of Exception" created when automated surveillance enters the domestic sphere, arguing that such intrusions are ultra vires as algorithms lack the legal personhood required to exercise "lawful judgment." The paper concludes by examining the psychological and social implications of "Digital Outlawry," where the citizen’s identity is encoded into a permanent, merciless ledger, effectively nullifying the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. Jurisdictional Collision that terminated 10 years of financial stability. The use of an Isle of Man (IOM) Barclays account against a German/EU Amex profile creates a Non-Symmetric Data State.

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