Collaborate Disseminate
For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use. Continue reading Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable
While browsing VeraCrypt’s website I found its warrant canary. I tried to understand what it is and what its purpose was by reading corresponding Wikipedia article. To be honest I find it quite confusing.
Can someone explain… Continue reading What is a Warrant Canary?
The news comes after the activist email service revealed it complied with two warrants related to users suspected of criminal activity. Continue reading Riseup Will Encrypt All Emails to Prevent FBI Searches
Sometimes we need to prove that a file was not created in advance – a good example is warrant canaries. The person releasing them may have been forced to sign the file with a future timestamp. For example, AutoCanary uses rec… Continue reading How to prove that a file was not created in advance
When you don’t keep customer data to begin with, the warrant canary is redundant. Continue reading Don’t have a canary: Why Silent Circle dropped its warrant warning page
It was a “business decision.” Really?! Was maintaining the snippet of transparency text such an onerous task that it insufferably sapped resources? Continue reading Silent Circle quietly throttles warrant canary
The coalition behind CanaryWatch.org, a database of warrant canaries, has decided to no longer accept new submissions, nor monitor existing canaries for changes. Continue reading Canary Watch Project Runs Its Course
Its first transparency report includes regulators’ requests – requests that it says are overly broad and could jeopardize privacy. Continue reading Uber’s given US agencies data on more than 12 million users
The CEO has said that he can’t comment on the issue: a remark that points straight to the company being under a warrant’s gag order. Continue reading Reddit’s warrant canary is now pushing up the daisies
Reddit has removed a warrant canary from its latest transparency report, indicating it has received its first National Security Letter. Continue reading Reddit Removes NSL Warrant Canary from Transparency Report