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 Jun 2026 18:31:13 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: NSDAP archive: How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the Nazi card file
Title: Human Rights in the US: Meet the Transgender Americans Forced to Flee GOP Persecution
Title: An Interview with Maduro's Son: "We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father"
Title: Forced Mercenaries: How Russia Dupes Kenyans into Fighting in Ukraine

$ 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: Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Title: Zelensky arrives in UK for Downing Street talks with European leaders
Title: Steve Rosenberg: Russia's economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg
Title: Armenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government
Title: Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope's open-air Mass

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say
Title: Experts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya
Title: Civilians flee as Somali troops and opposition-allied militias trade fire in Mogadishu
Title: Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
952750
$ date -u +%s
1780857086