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
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:21:13 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: Trump versus the Universities: "America Cannot Afford for Harvard to Fall"
Title: Friedrich Merz's Visit to Trump Succeeded Because It Didn't Fail
Title: Germany's New Chancellor: Merz's Spontaneity Could Get Him in Trouble on the International Stage
Title: Interview with Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen: "If Trump Wants a Trade War, We Will Respond"
Title: A Difficult Relationship: How the Gaza War Is Changing Germany's View of Israel

$ 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: Hundreds arrested as calm returns to Los Angeles
Title: Harvey Weinstein guilty of sexual assault after New York retrial
Title: Brian Wilson, co-​creator of iconic 1960s band The Beach Boys, dies aged 82
Title: Bomb attack plans found at Austria school shooting gunman's home
Title: Syria government says women must wear burkinis at public beaches

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: 250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom? – podcast
Title: Weather tracker: Storms make way for summer heat in Europe
Title: Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs
Title: ‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes
Title: Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
900822
$ date -u +%s
1749669680