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For those genuinely engaged in something covert, texts like this (or like this: http://www.loompanics.com/Underground_Economy/underground_book4.htm http://www.l
by asciilifeform 17y ago
For those genuinely engaged in something covert, texts like this (or like this: http://www.loompanics.com/Underground_Economy/underground_book4.htm http://www.loompanics.com/Underground_Economy/underground_bo...) are for learning what not to do. Your enemy (whoever it may be) also knows how to read.
- tlb 17y agoSo once all subterfuges have been published, no subterfuges will work any more? In a world with a finite number of spies, most spies are not being watched by other spies at most times. And spies assigned to watch a particular target spy are generally less highly trained than the target. Simple tricks to avoid attracting attention from casual observers are still useful.
- asciilifeform 17y ago> Simple tricks to avoid attracting attention from casual observers are still useful. Correct. And methods such as molding cocaine into faux PVC pipes are not, precisely because they are interesting/memorable and end up documented in customs agents' handbooks.