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A service network with decentralized ownership is a system where nodes offering a variety of services are administered by different organizations -- or even by a set of individuals. In such a context, nodes hosting services can dynamically enter and exit the system without prior notice, and there is no centralized point of control. If one wants to build into such a system the ability to direct incoming...