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
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:09:45 +0000

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.spiegel.de/international/index.rss
Title: Using AI to Humiliate Women: The Men Behind Deepfake Pornography
Title: Free iPhones, Fake Dating Sites and Porn Chats: The Dirty Tricks of Online Scammers
Title: Payone: Suspicions Swirl around a German Financial Service Provider
Title: A Vital Summit for NATO: Can Donald Trump Be Convinced to Remain Engaged in Europe?
Title: John Bolton on What Trump Might Do in Iran: "For Trump, It's Now a Matter of Saving Face"

$ 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: Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump's truce bid
Title: Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
Title: Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan's Taliban government
Title: Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit
Title: Trump gets major win now - but it comes with risks down the road

$ rsstail -1 -n5 -u https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Title: UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths
Title: US supreme court clears way for deportations of eight men to South Sudan
Title: Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say
Title: Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis
Title: Lesotho activist arrested after video on unemployment rates angers prime minister

$ curl --silent --fail --proto =https --tlsv1.3 https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount
903944
$ date -u +%s
1751620200