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I've been curious - has the warrant canary idea been endorsed by anyone's legal counsel? I can't tell if it's a real legal loophole, or a letter-of-the-law thin
by spiffytech 5y ago
I've been curious - has the warrant canary idea been endorsed by anyone's legal counsel? I can't tell if it's a real legal loophole, or a letter-of-the-law thing that a judge would treat as equivalent to revealing a warrant.
- lioeters 5y agoSeems like it's an open question. > In September 2014, U.S. security researcher Moxie Marlinspike wrote that "every lawyer I've spoken to has indicated that having a 'canary' you remove or choose not to update would likely have the same legal consequences as simply posting something that explicitly says you've received something." > ..That said, case law specific to the United States would render the covert continuance of warrant canaries subject to constitutionality challenges.[citation needed] West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette and Wooley v. Maynard rule the Free Speech Clause prohibits compelling someone to speak against one's wishes; this can easily be extended to prevent someone from being compelled to lie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary