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<h1 id="wc" class="anchor"><a href="#wc"><i class="fas fa-link anchor-icon"></i></a> What is a warrant canary?</h1>

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<p>A warrant canary is a posted document stating that an organization has not received any secret subpoenas during a specific period of time. If this document fails to be updated during the specified time then the user is to assume that the service has received such a subpoena and should stop using the service.</p>

<h4>Warrant Canary Examples:</h4>

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  <li><a href="https://proxy.sh/canary">https://proxy.sh/canary</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.ivpn.net/resources/canary.txt">https://www.ivpn.net/resources/canary.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.bolehvpn.net/canary.txt">https://www.bolehvpn.net/canary.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.ipredator.se/static/downloads/canary.txt">https://www.ipredator.se/static/downloads/canary.txt</a></li>
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<h4>Related Warrant Canary Information</h4>

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  <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/warrant-canary-faq">Warrant Canary Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary#Companies_and_organizations_with_warrant_canaries">Companies and organizations with warrant canaries</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/03/australia_outla.html">Warrant canary criticism by Bruce Schneier and an example of a law against warrant canaries.</a></li>
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