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.