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
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:46:59 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: Donald Trump's U.S. Abandons Role as Global Leader
Title: Insta, TikTok and Co.: Is Australia's Social Media Ban for Children Actually Working?
Title: "Reckless, Suicidal Race": The Deadly Threat Posed by Artificial Intelligence
Title: Portrait of a City after Four Years of War: The Courage of Kyiv
Title: U.S. Historian Robert Kagan: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance"

$ 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: More US Marines and warships to be moved to Middle East, reports say
Title: Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
Title: Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime
Title: Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school 'a deliberate attack' says mayor
Title: Los Angeles asks for investigation into LA28 Olympics chief over Epstein ties

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago
Title: Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration
Title: UK government axes flagship global health project
Title: ‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Title: At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
940617
$ date -u +%s
1773481634