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Assuming US, I think that the gov't can't actually compel speech from an entity e.g. force to keep signing the canary. Warrant canaries are the way entities can
by Permik 7mo ago
Assuming US, I think that the gov't can't actually compel speech from an entity e.g. force to keep signing the canary.
Warrant canaries are the way entities can circumvent the narrow case where the gov't actually can restrict your free speech, by creating a case where your lack of speak is telling. By this framework we can then come around again to the first point.
- bombcar 7mo agoThe trick is they can just take over maintaining the canary themselves after black-bagging you. But in general the idea works - in theory.
- gary_0 7mo agoThe point of a canary is that it's cryptographically signed, and it's possible to set up a duress passphrase that will delete the key when entered, so if everything works correctly an unauthorized party can't keep posting signed canaries.