All Clear
Current Statement
As of January 15, 2025, Delete Upon Death has not received any:
• National Security Letters (NSLs)
• Orders under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
• Gag orders preventing disclosure of government requests
• Requests to insert backdoors into our software or systems
• Requests to weaken our encryption
• Court orders requiring us to deceive our users
We have not been required to hand over encryption keys or provide access to user data in any way that compromises the security of our zero-knowledge architecture.
If this statement is not updated by the expected date, or if any of the above items are removed from the statement, users should assume that the relevant event has occurred.
PGP Signature
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Warrant Canary Statement Delete Upon Death Date: 2025-12-19 As of this date, Delete Upon Death has not received any National Security Letters, FISA orders, gag orders, or requests to insert backdoors or weaken encryption. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEE[EXAMPLE_SIGNATURE_BLOCK] [This would be an actual PGP signature in production] [Verify against our public key published below] -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
What is a Warrant Canary?
A warrant canary is a method by which a service provider can inform users that it has not been served with a secret government subpoena. The name comes from the historic use of canaries in coal mines — if the canary stopped singing, miners knew danger was present.
In the United States, certain government orders (such as National Security Letters) come with gag orders that prohibit the recipient from disclosing their existence. While we cannot say "we received an NSL," we can stop saying "we have not received an NSL."
If this page stops being updated, or if specific statements are removed, you should assume the corresponding event has occurred.
How to Verify
Each statement is cryptographically signed with our PGP key. You can verify authenticity:
- Download our public PGP key
- Copy the signed statement above
- Use GPG to verify:
gpg --verify canary.txt - Confirm the signature matches our published key
Key Fingerprint: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Important
A warrant canary is not a guarantee of safety. It's one transparency measure among many. If the canary goes silent, it means something may have changed — but we cannot tell you what. Always practice good operational security regardless.
Our Commitments
Regardless of legal pressure, we will never:
- Insert backdoors into our encryption
- Weaken our cryptographic implementations
- Store encryption keys or passwords
- Log plaintext user data
- Lie to users about the security of the system
If faced with an order we consider unconstitutional or unethical, we will pursue all legal avenues to resist. If ultimately compelled, we would consider shutting down the service rather than compromising user security.