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warrant canary

method of indirect notification of a subpoena, informing users that there has not been a secret subpoena as of a particular date; if the canary is not updated/removed, users are to assume that the host has been served with such a subpoena
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warrant canary

Summary

warrant canary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • warrant canary's image is recorded as Canary-logo.png[2].
  • domestic canary is named after warrant canary[3].
  • warrant canary's subclass of is recorded as warning system[4].
  • warrant canary's Commons category is recorded as Warrant canaries[5].
  • warrant canary's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wdflm[6].
  • warrant canary's facet of is recorded as subpoena[7].
  • warrant canary's Quora topic ID is recorded as Warrant-Canaries[8].

Why It Matters

warrant canary ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (320 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). warrant canary. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/warrant-canary
MLA “warrant canary.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/warrant-canary.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_warrant-canary_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{warrant canary}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/warrant-canary}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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