CANARY
warrant canary · updated monthly
current status
we have NOT received any legal demands
we have NOT been compelled to install backdoors
we have NOT been subject to any gag orders
we have NOT been compromised or seized
encryption keys have NOT been disclosed to any party
no user data has been handed to any authority
last updated2026-05-23
next update due2026-06-20
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hosting jurisdictionFinland · Hetzner Helsinki · AS24940
legal frameworkFinnish law · EU GDPR · not Five Eyes
server data storedciphertext only · no plaintext ever
identity collectednone · no phone · no email · no ip log
payment processorsnone · manual transfer only · no third party
access logsnone · caddy output discarded
⚠ dead canary protocol
If this page has not been updated within 35 days of the date above,
assume the canary is dead.
A dead canary means one or more of the statements above may no longer be true.
We cannot tell you why — but we can stop updating this page.
If the canary dies: stop using TYST immediately. Assume compromise.
what we can hand over if legally compelled
ciphertext — unreadable without recipient private key
usernames — not linked to any real identity
message timestamps — approximate only
what we cannot hand over: sender identity · message content · IP addresses ·
private keys · read receipts · anything that does not exist on our server
pgp fingerprint — verify this page is signed by us
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Canary will be signed monthly and verifiable at tyst.site/canary.txt.asc