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, 07 Dec 2025 07:54:00 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: Confidential Conference on Ukraine Peace: "We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys"
Title: Project 2025 Author: "We Won't Let Anyone Stop US from Using Our Oil and Gas"
Title: Remnants of the War: Syrians from Germany Helping with Reconstruction - But Remain Wary of Moving Back
Title: Germany's Queen Mum: Nostalgia for the Merkel Era Alive and Well
Title: Director Nadav Lapid on Israel after Gaza: It Was Our Duty to Scream

$ 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: Staff and tourists among 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire
Title: Ukrainian city hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude
Title: Death toll from devastating Indonesia floods passes 900
Title: Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire
Title: Deadly attack on kindergarten reported in Sudan 

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: Gunmen kill at least 12 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa
Title: People flee DR Congo fighting one day after peace deal signed in Washington
Title: RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
Title: 60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Title: US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
926793
$ date -u +%s
1765094051