We did that. The Thing (0) hung in the US ambassador to the Soviet Union's office for 6 years, exposing his every conversation to the enemy. It was carefully

We did that. The Thing (0) hung in the US ambassador to the Soviet Union's office for 6 years, exposing his every conversation to the enemy. It was carefully inspected before and during that whole time, yet they fooled us. Don't underestime your opponents intelligence. They might be smarter than us. Reminds me of the Bruce Schneier quote, "Anyone, from the most clueless amateur to the best cryptographer, can create an algorithm that he himself can't break." (0) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)