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I'm not generally a fan of overblown border security, but there is another angle here: it's now harder for foreign governments to conduct unilateral spy operati
by sgentle 15y ago
I'm not generally a fan of overblown border security, but there is another angle here: it's now harder for foreign governments to conduct unilateral spy operations in your country. I'm not sure to what extent that actually affects me, but it seems like a plus.
- moylan 15y agodidn't the soviets gain much of their information from american citizens? so i'm sure that many such agencies will simply recruit citizens from the country they wish to spy on. such changes in security practices as this will only change the number of people recruited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_agents_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soviet_agents_in_the_U...
- officemonkey 15y agoThis probably means more reliance on "low-tech" tradecraft like dead drops, etc. Surveillance is so endemic today, agents are probably being told "assume you are always being photographed." So even a casual meeting in a bar could be observed. So expect a lot of thumbdrives taped to the backsides of toilets in the future.