Gentlemen reading mail part II (opsec review)

Major Variola (ret) mv at cdc.gov
Mon Mar 1 16:25:54 PST 2004


At 09:19 PM 3/1/04 +0000, Justin wrote:
>Major Variola (ret) (2004-03-01 18:01Z) wrote:
>
>> In order to avoid places with ears (and "homeless" people with
>> directional mics, see _Enemy of the State_) go to a park that you
>> haven't been to before.  And perform the usual CI driving maneuvres
>> (see that Tomlinson book _The Big Breach_ for a description.. lets
>> just say that a few sudden right turns can be useful) on the way.
>>
>> Or perhaps given GPS gizmos, take a bus.  Leave your cell phone at
>> home,
>>
>> or better, send it through the mail (left on) to yourself :-)
>
>If they know you're trying to shake them, that alerts them and
>eliminates any opportunity you might have otherwise had to feed them
>misinformation in the future.

Excellent point.

My advice re parks and CI driving is for Annan.  Who knows he's
watched and doesn't worry about the Hole.

Its not for someone who is wondering whether they're watched, and
has reason to, and doesn't want to tip their suspicions yet.





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