It doesn't matter what kind of excuses they give. Once a canary is dead, everyone should behave as if the target has been compromised. That is what the canary i

It doesn't matter what kind of excuses they give. Once a canary is dead, everyone should behave as if the target has been compromised. That is what the canary is for, and once you sign it, you can't just go back. If you don't continue updating a deadman's switch, it doesn't matter if you died or not: it activates.