Prisoner tracker bonds to the arm on a molecular level via Van der Waals forces; it cannot be forcibly removed without peeling the rest of the skin off with it.
Sashli'sftonodo are famous for two things: their ego, and their ridiculously complex language. This makes most other languages seem relatively simple in comparison, if not rudimentary, so a lot of Sashli can freely speak at least a couple of other languages without a translator, and pick up an additional one without much of an effort. In fact, considering the troubles that can arise from installing a neural implant into a near-boneless body, most sashli do not have standard neural implants at all.
...The number of people in the Alliance, who can freely speak Sashi'sftonodo language without a translator module, is 11.
...Ziort exist in the interstellar void, and thus are the only Alliance species that do not have a homeworld.
...Later, in a retrospective, Zane admitted that not inviting an insectoid representative to this conference was probably the wisest decision of his entire career.