I regularly (once a month or more) deal with substitutional service orders in the Master&#x27;s chambers. I have had Kik, Facebook, Snapchat, and even XMPP used as sufficient service.<p>All you have to do is prove you failed at attempts to contact via traditional methods, which isn&#x27;t too hard.<p>My take on the internet is that it is an invention of DARPA, a military organization. That makes everything you say&#x2F;do on it  public, even if (temporarily) obfuscated by encryption schemes. Don&#x27;t like it? roll your own BATMAN mesh network. Otherwise, sit up straight when you&#x27;re being watched.