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Last Updated: December 1, 2025

Warrant Canary

This canary is updated monthly so the community knows whether Flash Protest has received gagged requests to weaken encryption or disclose user data.

Current Status

  • No National Security Letters (NSLs) received.
  • No FISA court orders received.
  • No gag orders preventing disclosure of government requests.
  • No requirements to install backdoors or weaken encryption.
  • No requirements to hand over encryption keys.
  • No secret court orders affecting these statements.
  • No acquisitions or mergers compromising this stance.

What Is a Warrant Canary?

Certain legal processes come with gag orders that prohibit disclosure. Governments cannot compel speech that is untrue, so we publish a periodic statement instead. If this page stops updating or specific statements are removed, you should assume circumstances have changed.

Update Schedule

This canary updates on or around the 1st of each month. Treat it as invalid if older than 45 days.

Signed Verification

The statement is cryptographically signed. Verify with our public key (fingerprint listed in SECURITY_DISCLOSURE.md).

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Hash: SHA256

Warrant Canary Statement
Date: December 1, 2025

Flash Protest has not received any National Security Letters,
FISA court orders, or gag orders as of the date above.

Flash Protest has not been required to install backdoors,
weaken encryption, or hand over encryption keys.

Flash Protest Foundation
Flash Protest
-----END PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Signature available at https://flashprotest.app
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Verification Instructions

Download the signature from flashprotest.app and verify against our public key as described in SECURITY_DISCLOSURE.md.

What to Do If the Canary Dies

  1. Do not panic—it may be a technical issue.
  2. Check social updates at https://www.flashprotest.app/.
  3. If there is no explanation, assume the worst and act accordingly.
  4. Remember that E2E encryption protects chat content even if the service is compromised.

Historical Canaries

DateStatusArchive
December 1, 2025ValidLink

Limitations

  • Does not cover requests made directly to Twitch, YouTube, Apple, Google, or other providers.
  • Does not cover infrastructure provider requests.
  • Does not cover individual employee actions.
  • Cannot guarantee against compromise of the signing key.

Our Commitment

  1. Shut down the service rather than comply silently.
  2. Challenge unlawful orders to the maximum extent possible.
  3. Alert users through every legal channel available.

We built Flash Protest to protect activists. We will not become a tool of surveillance.

Contact

Email contact@flashprotest.app for concerns, or fetch our public key at flashprotest.app/.