Warrant Canaries

The cluster centers on discussions about warrant canaries, including their definition, implementation in services, effectiveness as signals of secret warrants, and legal viability.

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dheerajvs Sep 6, 2021 View on HN

That's what warrant canaries[0] are for.[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary

soulofmischief Sep 29, 2019 View on HN

A warrant canary isn't proof of anything.

greyface- Jun 27, 2022 View on HN

Will you implement a warrant canary?

joncrocks Apr 16, 2016 View on HN

This sounds very similar to a warrant canary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary

lojack Apr 16, 2015 View on HN

Is this something added specifically to prevent warrant canaries?

hellbanner Nov 18, 2014 View on HN

Did it pop on with a warrant canary and reappear without one?

thfuran Aug 6, 2018 View on HN

I don't think there's any way to change from having a warrant canary to not having the warrant canary, even if your new approach nominally conveys the same information, that isn't rather suspicious.

pdq Jun 2, 2016 View on HN

This is called a warrant canary.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary

quickthrower2 Dec 11, 2018 View on HN

Maybe you need like a warrant canary. "This service is great for customers" is removed from a url once that is no longer true.

tptacek Jan 8, 2023 View on HN

If they don't take the canary down when they're served a sealed warrant, the canary isn't doing anything. In fact, it's actively misleading users.