you have to know the system before you can beat it. Similar idea-> I think the only reason Ed. Snowden was able to get away / stay out of US prison was he had

you have to know the system before you can beat it. Similar idea-> I think the only reason Ed. Snowden was able to get away / stay out of US prison was he had worked so long with CIA/NSA etc that he was very familiar with the tactics they would use to go after him, and he was able to take appropriate action to evade them.