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, 12 Jul 2026 18:45:46 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: The New Axis of Evil: DER SPIEGEL Investigation Reveals Deep Military Cooperation between Russia and China
Title: New Information in the Nazi Database: What You Need to Know About the SS
Title: 250 Years: American Democracy Has Survived 250 Years, But Can It Survive Trump?
Title: In Trump's Colony: Does the US Really Hold the Reins in Venezuela?
Title: The Minab Attack: Did the United States Commit a War Crime in Iran?

$ 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: US insists Strait of Hormuz is open as it exchanges strikes with Iran
Title: US senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'
Title: Badly burned British couple rescued from ravine during Spain wildfires, reports say 
Title: China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall
Title: Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC
Title: Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara
Title: Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals
Title: Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ
Title: LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
957741
$ date -u +%s
1783881953