Hi tech dead drop

• lionnoisy

  9 Feb 06, 20:30

  The FSB said the stone was being used as a high-tech version of the spy's traditional letter-box or dead drop in which agents can anonymously deliver or retrieve information.

  
  
  
  
  
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  The rock allegedly contained equipment able both to receive and transmit information, the officer said. "This was absolutely new spy technology."
  
  Rossiya television said that throughout last autumn Russian informants would communicate by passing near the stone and transmitting from a pocket personal computer. Days later, a British diplomat would allegedly visit the stone and access the same system.

• tankee1981

  10 Feb 06, 10:14

  Usually when such info is being discovered it will be all hushed up as all intelligence agencies do it anyway so there is no point to blow the matter, i wonder why the Russians decide to release this news?
• Black Aces

  10 Feb 06, 14:58

  Originally posted by tankee1981:

  ...why the Russians decide to release this news?

  The Pot calling the Kettle 'Black'?