Canary for Kicksecure / Whonix project
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Statements
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The Kicksecure / Whonix lead developer who digitally signed this file states the following:

1. Canary issue date: see the gpg signature time.

2.

Definition "artifact": Kicksecure / Whonix software, Kicksecure / Whonix downloads, Kicksecure / Whonix source code

* The Kicksecure / Whonix Project has never added any backdoor to any artifact.
* The Kicksecure / Whonix Project has never turned over any signing key.
* The Kicksecure / Whonix Project has never knowingly signed any artifact containing any backdoor.
* The Kicksecure / Whonix Project has never weakened, compromised, or subverted any of its cryptography.

3. We plan to publish the next canary statement within 4 weeks.

This file should be signed with a detached OpenPGP signature by the Kicksecure / Whonix lead developer.

Do not trust the contents of this file blindly - always verify digital signatures!

Take special note if this message ceases to exist.

Special announcements
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None.

Disclaimers and notes
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Be mindful that Kicksecure / Whonix has been designed under the assumption that all relevant infrastructure is permanently compromised. This means NO trust is placed in any of the servers or services which host or provide any Whonix-related data, particularly software updates, source code repositories, and Kicksecure / Whonix downloads.

This canary scheme is not infallible. Signing the declaration makes it very difficult for a third party to produce arbitrary declarations, but this does not prevent the use of coercion, blackmail, compromise of the signer's laptop or other measures to produce false declarations.

The news feeds quoted below (see Proof of freshness) confirm this canary could not have been created earlier than the issue date. This demonstrates a series of canaries was not created in advance.

This declaration is provided without any guarantee or warranty. It is not legally binding upon any parties in any form. The signer should never be held legally responsible for any statements made here.

Proof of freshness
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$ date -R -u
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:28:42 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: Israel's Guantanamo: Israeli Treatment of Palestinian Prisons in the Spotlight
Title: Finance Fraud by App: Online Scammers Fueled by Forced Labor in Myanmar
Title: The "White Tiger" Case: How an Online Search for Friends Ended in Coerced Suicide
Title: Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty: "It Is Shameful to Just Stand By and Watch"
Title: Confidential Conference on Ukraine Peace: "We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys"

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u http://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition_world.rss
Title: Markets digest bank earnings after recent turmoil
Title: Still haven't filed your taxes? Here's what you need to know
Title: Retail spending fell in March as consumers pull back
Title: Analysis: Fox News is about to enter the true No Spin Zone
Title: Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color 

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml
Title: War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised 'sham' election
Title: BBC visits Myanmar polling station as civil war rages on
Title: Zelensky says Russia 'doesn't want peace', ahead of Florida meeting with Trump
Title: Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes
Title: Cruise ship hits reef on first trip since leaving passenger on island

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: Central African Republic goes to polls as president seeks third term
Title: Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president
Title: Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as sovereign state
Title: British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after travel ban lifted
Title: Trump supporters hail US strikes in Nigeria as ‘amazing Christmas present’

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
929832
$ date -u +%s
1766906935